Western Avenue station (Metra)

E425253

Metra station commuter rail station

Western Avenue station (Metra) is a commuter rail stop in Chicago, Illinois, serving Metra’s North Central Service and other lines as part of the city’s regional rail network.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Metra Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)	1
Western Avenue station (Metra) canonical	1
Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4241825 — 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: Western Avenue station (Metra)
Context triple: [North Central Service, hasStation, Western Avenue station (Metra)]

A. Western station (CTA Orange Line)
Western station (CTA Orange Line) is an elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago's Orange Line serving the city's Southwest Side near the Brighton Park and Gage Park neighborhoods.
B. Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station is a commuter rail stop in Chicago serving the Rock Island District line, located near Guaranteed Rate Field and providing access to the surrounding Bronzeville and Bridgeport areas.
C. Thorndale station (Chicago "L")
Thorndale station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the city’s North Side.
D. Berwyn station (Chicago "L")
Berwyn station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the city's North Side.
E. 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.
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: Western Avenue station (Metra)
Target entity description: Western Avenue station (Metra) is a commuter rail stop in Chicago, Illinois, serving Metra’s North Central Service and other lines as part of the city’s regional rail network.

A. Western station (CTA Orange Line)
Western station (CTA Orange Line) is an elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago's Orange Line serving the city's Southwest Side near the Brighton Park and Gage Park neighborhoods.
B. Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station is a commuter rail stop in Chicago serving the Rock Island District line, located near Guaranteed Rate Field and providing access to the surrounding Bronzeville and Bridgeport areas.
C. Thorndale station (Chicago "L")
Thorndale station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the city’s North Side.
D. Berwyn station (Chicago "L")
Berwyn station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the city's North Side.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Metra station ⓘ commuter rail station ⓘ
adjacentTo	Metra Western Avenue Yard ⓘ
category	Metra stations in Chicago ⓘ
connectsCommutersTo	Chicago central business district ⓘ linked to: Chicago Loop
connectsTo	Chicago Union Station ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distanceFrom	approximately 3 miles from Chicago Union Station ⓘ
electrification	not electrified ⓘ
fareSystem	Metra zone-based fare system ⓘ
hasAccessibility	partially accessible ⓘ
hasFacility	parking ⓘ sheltered waiting areas ⓘ ticket vending machines ⓘ
hasService	weekday service ⓘ weekend service ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInNeighborhood	Near West Side, Chicago ⓘ
mapDesignation	Western Avenue (MD-N/MD-W/NCS) ⓘ
near	Western Avenue (Chicago street) ⓘ linked to: Western Avenue, Chicago
numberOfTracks	3 ⓘ
operator	Metra ⓘ
ownedBy	Metra ⓘ
partOf	Metra commuter rail system ⓘ linked to: Metra
platformType	island platform ⓘ side platform ⓘ
primaryUse	commuter rail ⓘ
railCorridor	Milwaukee District corridor ⓘ linked to: Metra Milwaukee District
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
railNetwork	Metra ⓘ
servedBy	commuter rail trains ⓘ
servesCity	Chicago ⓘ
servesLine	Milwaukee District North Line ⓘ linked to: Metra Milwaukee District North Line Milwaukee District West Line ⓘ linked to: Metra Milwaukee District West Line North Central Service ⓘ linked to: North Central Service line
structureType	at-grade ⓘ
ticketing	onboard and station-based ticketing ⓘ
usedFor	regional rail commuting ⓘ
zone	Metra fare zone A ⓘ linked to: Metra fare zones

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

North Central Service → hasStation → Western Avenue station (Metra) ⓘ

subject linked to: North Central Service line

Metra Western Avenue Yard → adjacentTo → Metra Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District) ⓘ

linked to: Western Avenue station (Metra)

North Western Avenue → associatedWith → Western Avenue station (Milwaukee District) ⓘ