Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad)
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Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) is a commuter rail stop on the Hudson Line serving the city of Beacon, New York, with frequent service to and from New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7079272 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) Context triple: [Beacon, New York, hasTransportation, Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad)]
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A.
Bethel (Metro-North station)
Bethel (Metro-North station) is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line serving the town of Bethel, Connecticut.
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B.
Carle Place station
Carle Place station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the hamlet of Carle Place in Nassau County, New York.
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C.
Bedford Hills station
Bedford Hills station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop in the hamlet of Bedford Hills in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Harrison station (Metro-North)
Harrison station (Metro-North) is a commuter rail stop on the New Haven Line in Harrison, New York, providing service between Westchester County and New York City.
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E.
Nanuet station
Nanuet station is a commuter rail stop in Nanuet, New York, serving passengers on New Jersey Transit’s Pascack Valley Line between New Jersey and Rockland County.
- 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: Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) Target entity description: Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) is a commuter rail stop on the Hudson Line serving the city of Beacon, New York, with frequent service to and from New York City.
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A.
Bethel (Metro-North station)
Bethel (Metro-North station) is a commuter rail stop on the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line serving the town of Bethel, Connecticut.
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B.
Carle Place station
Carle Place station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the hamlet of Carle Place in Nassau County, New York.
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C.
Bedford Hills station
Bedford Hills station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop in the hamlet of Bedford Hills in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Harrison station (Metro-North)
Harrison station (Metro-North) is a commuter rail stop on the New Haven Line in Harrison, New York, providing service between Westchester County and New York City.
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E.
Nanuet station
Nanuet station is a commuter rail stop in Nanuet, New York, serving passengers on New Jersey Transit’s Pascack Valley Line between New Jersey and Rockland County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commuter rail station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| adjacentStationNorth | New Hamburg station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentStationSouth | Breakneck Ridge station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state)
ⓘ
Railway stations in Dutchess County, New York ⓘ |
| distanceFromGrandCentralTerminal | approximately 59 miles ⓘ |
| electrificationType | third rail south of Croton–Harmon (diesel service at Beacon) ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 7 ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
bicycle parking
ⓘ
shelters ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting area ⓘ |
| hasBusConnection |
Dutchess County Public Transit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Short Line Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCode | MNR Beacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
Newburgh–Beacon Ferry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local bus services ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | walkway to Beacon waterfront ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | island platform ⓘ |
| hasServiceFrequency | frequent peak and off-peak service ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | TVMs only (no full-time ticket office) ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem | Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineDesignation | Hudson Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beacon, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutchess County ⓘ
surface form:
Dutchess County, New York
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnLine | Hudson Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openedAsMetroNorthStation | 1983 ⓘ |
| operator | Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkingAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| parkingType | commuter parking lot ⓘ |
| serves | Beacon, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAttraction |
Beacon waterfront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dia Beacon museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCommutersTo | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) Description of subject: Beacon station (Metro-North Railroad) is a commuter rail stop on the Hudson Line serving the city of Beacon, New York, with frequent service to and from New York City.
Referenced by (1)
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