Willow Springs station
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Willow Springs station is a commuter rail stop in Willow Springs, Illinois, served by Metra’s Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willow Springs station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6913216 — 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: Willow Springs station Context triple: [Heritage Corridor, hasStation, Willow Springs station]
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A.
North Springs station
North Springs station is a northern terminus rapid transit station on MARTA’s Red Line serving the suburban city of Sandy Springs in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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B.
Hillsdale station
Hillsdale station is a commuter rail stop in Hillsdale, New Jersey, served by NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line.
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C.
Hillsdale station
Hillsdale station is a Caltrain commuter rail stop in San Mateo, California, serving as a key transit hub for Peninsula commuters.
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D.
Meadowview Station
Meadowview Station is a light rail transit station in Sacramento, California, serving as part of the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s network.
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E.
Fair Oaks Station
Fair Oaks Station was a key Civil War-era railroad stop in Virginia that lent its name to the nearby Battle of Fair Oaks.
- 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: Willow Springs station Target entity description: Willow Springs station is a commuter rail stop in Willow Springs, Illinois, served by Metra’s Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet.
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A.
North Springs station
North Springs station is a northern terminus rapid transit station on MARTA’s Red Line serving the suburban city of Sandy Springs in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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B.
Hillsdale station
Hillsdale station is a commuter rail stop in Hillsdale, New Jersey, served by NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line.
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C.
Hillsdale station
Hillsdale station is a Caltrain commuter rail stop in San Mateo, California, serving as a key transit hub for Peninsula commuters.
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D.
Meadowview Station
Meadowview Station is a light rail transit station in Sacramento, California, serving as part of the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s network.
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E.
Fair Oaks Station
Fair Oaks Station was a key Civil War-era railroad stop in Virginia that lent its name to the nearby Battle of Fair Oaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commuter rail station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Cook County
ⓘ
linked to:
Cook County, Illinois
|
| distanceFrom |
Union Station (Chicago)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Union Station
|
| distanceFromUnionStation_miles | approximately 16 ⓘ |
| electrified | no ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metra fare system ⓘ |
| hasADAFeatures | ramps and accessible paths ⓘ |
| hasBenches | yes ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasParkingOwner | village or private lot operators ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| hasShelters | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignage | Metra standard signage ⓘ |
| hasStationCodeSystem | Metra internal code system ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | no staffed ticket office ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Willow Springs, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago–Joliet corridor
|
| nearbyHighway | Interstate 55 ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Des Plaines River ⓘ |
| openingHours | weekday commuter service ⓘ |
| operator | Metra ⓘ |
| owner | Metra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metra commuter rail system
ⓘ
linked to:
Metra
|
| primaryUse | suburban commuter access to Chicago ⓘ |
| railLine | Heritage Corridor ⓘ |
| railroadCorridor |
former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio / Illinois Central Gulf route
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
|
| regionServed | southwestern suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Heritage Corridor
ⓘ
Metra ⓘ |
| serves | commuters between Chicago and Joliet ⓘ |
| servesLineBetween |
Chicago Union Station and Joliet Union Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Union Station
|
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| ticketPurchaseOptions |
Metra mobile app
ⓘ
onboard from conductor ⓘ |
| usedFor | weekday peak-direction commuter trips ⓘ |
| zone | Metra fare zone D ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willow Springs station Description of subject: Willow Springs station is a commuter rail stop in Willow Springs, Illinois, served by Metra’s Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.