Madison/Wells station
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Madison/Wells station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s Loop ‘L’ that once served trains on the city’s downtown circuit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madison/Wells station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6914998 — 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: Madison/Wells station Context triple: [Washington/Wells station, replacedStation, Madison/Wells station]
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A.
Madison station
Madison station is a commuter rail stop in Madison, Connecticut, served by Shore Line East trains along the Northeast Corridor.
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B.
Racine station
Racine station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Blue Line located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
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C.
Lemont station
Lemont station is a commuter rail stop in Lemont, Illinois, served by Metra’s Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet.
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D.
Adams/Wabash station
Adams/Wabash station is an elevated Chicago "L" train stop in the Loop, serving multiple lines in the heart of downtown Chicago.
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E.
St. Clair station
St. Clair station is a Toronto Transit Commission subway station on Line 1 in midtown Toronto, serving the St. Clair Avenue and Yonge Street area with connections to streetcar and bus routes.
- 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: Madison/Wells station Target entity description: Madison/Wells station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s Loop ‘L’ that once served trains on the city’s downtown circuit.
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A.
Madison station
Madison station is a commuter rail stop in Madison, Connecticut, served by Shore Line East trains along the Northeast Corridor.
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B.
Racine station
Racine station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Blue Line located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
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C.
Lemont station
Lemont station is a commuter rail stop in Lemont, Illinois, served by Metra’s Heritage Corridor line between Chicago and Joliet.
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D.
Adams/Wabash station
Adams/Wabash station is an elevated Chicago "L" train stop in the Loop, serving multiple lines in the heart of downtown Chicago.
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E.
St. Clair station
St. Clair station is a Toronto Transit Commission subway station on Line 1 in midtown Toronto, serving the St. Clair Avenue and Yonge Street area with connections to streetcar and bus routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former elevated railway station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ transport infrastructure in Chicago ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Chicago 'L' stations
ⓘ
Railway stations in Chicago ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareSystem |
Chicago 'L' fare system
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
|
| locatedAtIntersection | Madison Street and Wells Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInBusinessDistrict |
Chicago central business district
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Loop
|
| owner |
Chicago transit authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Transit Authority
|
| partOf |
Chicago 'L'
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
Chicago Loop elevated ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Loop elevated structure
|
| platformLocation | above street level ⓘ |
| railwaySystem |
Chicago Transit Authority network (historical predecessor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Transit Authority
|
| servedArea | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| servedAs | downtown rapid transit stop ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Loop elevated ⓘ |
| servedCircuit |
Chicago downtown Loop circuit
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Loop
|
| servedFunction | passenger transport ⓘ |
| servedTrains | Loop 'L' trains ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
demolished ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| transportMode |
rail
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madison/Wells station Description of subject: Madison/Wells station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s Loop ‘L’ that once served trains on the city’s downtown circuit.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.