Lake (CTA Red Line station)

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Chicago "L" station rapid transit station subway station

Lake is a Chicago 'L' Red Line subway station located in the downtown Loop, serving as a major transfer point within the city's rapid transit system.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lake station (Red Line)	2
Lake (CTA Red Line station) canonical	1
Lake (CTA elevated station)	1
Lake (Red Line station)	1
Lake station (CTA Red Line)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3041532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lake (CTA Red Line station)
Context triple: [Monroe, hasAdjacentStation, Lake (CTA Red Line station)]

A. Clark/Lake station (CTA)
Clark/Lake station (CTA) is a major elevated and subway transfer station in downtown Chicago’s Loop, serving multiple Chicago 'L' lines and providing convenient access to nearby civic and commercial destinations.
B. Addison station (CTA Red Line)
Addison station (CTA Red Line) is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known for serving fans attending games and events at nearby Wrigley Field.
C. Loyola station (Chicago "L")
Loyola station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the city’s North Side.
D. Belmont station (CTA Red Line)
Belmont station (CTA Red Line) is a major Chicago 'L' rapid transit hub in the Lakeview neighborhood where the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines converge.
E. Pulaski station (CTA Orange Line)
Pulaski station (CTA Orange Line) is an elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s Orange Line serving the West Elsdon neighborhood near Midway Airport.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lake (CTA Red Line station)
Target entity description: Lake is a Chicago 'L' Red Line subway station located in the downtown Loop, serving as a major transfer point within the city's rapid transit system.

A. Clark/Lake station (CTA)
Clark/Lake station (CTA) is a major elevated and subway transfer station in downtown Chicago’s Loop, serving multiple Chicago 'L' lines and providing convenient access to nearby civic and commercial destinations.
B. Addison station (CTA Red Line)
Addison station (CTA Red Line) is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known for serving fans attending games and events at nearby Wrigley Field.
C. Loyola station (Chicago "L")
Loyola station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the city’s North Side.
D. Belmont station (CTA Red Line)
Belmont station (CTA Red Line) is a major Chicago 'L' rapid transit hub in the Lakeview neighborhood where the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines converge.
E. Pulaski station (CTA Orange Line)
Pulaski station (CTA Orange Line) is an elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s Orange Line serving the West Elsdon neighborhood near Midway Airport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago "L" station ⓘ rapid transit station ⓘ subway station ⓘ
accessible	yes ⓘ
adjacentStationNorth	Grand station (Red Line) ⓘ surface form: Grand (CTA Red Line station)
adjacentStationSouth	Monroe (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ
category	Railway stations in Chicago ⓘ Railway stations opened in 1943 ⓘ Red Line (CTA) stations ⓘ
city	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
downtownSubway	State Street Subway ⓘ
electrification	third rail ⓘ
fareControlConnection	Lake (CTA Red Line station) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lake (CTA elevated station) Washington station (CTA Blue Line) ⓘ surface form: Washington (CTA Blue Line station)
faregatesLocation	mezzanine level ⓘ
fareSystem	Ventra ⓘ
hasEntranceOn	North State Street NERFINISHED ⓘ West Lake Street ⓘ
hasRole	major transfer point in CTA rail system ⓘ
hasService	24-hour Red Line service ⓘ
isPartOfNetwork	Chicago Transit Authority rail system ⓘ
isTransferStation	yes ⓘ
line	CTA Red Line ⓘ surface form: Red Line (CTA)
location	Chicago ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
neighborhood	Loop (Chicago) ⓘ surface form: Loop, Chicago
numberOfPlatforms	1 ⓘ
numberOfTracks	2 ⓘ
opened	1943 ⓘ
openingDate	February 25, 1943 ⓘ
operator	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
owner	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
partOf	State Street Subway ⓘ
platformLocation	underground ⓘ
platformType	island platform ⓘ
serves	Chicago Loop ⓘ downtown Chicago ⓘ
servesLineColor	Red ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ
structureType	subway ⓘ
system	Chicago "L" ⓘ
ticketing	automated fare collection ⓘ
transferTo	Clark/Lake station (CTA) ⓘ surface form: Clark/Lake (CTA station) State/Lake (CTA station) ⓘ Washington station (CTA Blue Line) ⓘ surface form: Washington (CTA Blue Line station) Washington/Wabash station (CTA) ⓘ surface form: Washington/Wabash (CTA station)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monroe → hasAdjacentStation → Lake (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ

Washington station → connectsWith → Lake (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington station (CTA Blue Line)

this entity surface form: Lake station (CTA Red Line)

Red Line (Chicago "L") → hasStation → Lake (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake (Red Line station)

Lake (CTA Red Line station) → fareControlConnection → Lake (CTA Red Line station) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Lake

this entity surface form: Lake (CTA elevated station)

Monroe station (Red Line) → hasAdjacentStation → Lake (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake station (Red Line)

Red Line southbound → servesStation → Lake (CTA Red Line station) ⓘ