Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal)
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Des Plaines Avenue station was the former western terminal of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line in Forest Park, Illinois, before being superseded by the current Forest Park station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7126055 — 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)
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Target entity: Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal) Context triple: [Forest Park station, replacedStation, Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal)]
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A.
Western Avenue station (Metra)
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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B.
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.
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C.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Purple Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Purple Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in Evanston, Illinois, serving the Purple Line.
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D.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Red Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Red Line) is an underground Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Red Line serving the Near North Side area, including the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Brown Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Brown Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Brown Line serving the Near North Side of Chicago.
- 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: Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal) Target entity description: Des Plaines Avenue station was the former western terminal of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line in Forest Park, Illinois, before being superseded by the current Forest Park station.
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A.
Western Avenue station (Metra)
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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B.
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.
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C.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Purple Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Purple Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in Evanston, Illinois, serving the Purple Line.
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D.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Red Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Red Line) is an underground Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Red Line serving the Near North Side area, including the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Brown Line)
Chicago Avenue station (CTA Brown Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Brown Line serving the Near North Side of Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Chicago Transit Authority station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ |
| category |
Blue Line (CTA) stations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Former Chicago "L" stations ⓘ Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Forest Park station (CTA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| formerRole | western terminal of the CTA Blue Line ⓘ |
| formerTerminusDirection | westbound ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorFunction | Forest Park station (CTA) as Blue Line western terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
Forest Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Des Plaines Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago Transit Authority rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Forest Park station (CTA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedArea | Forest Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedLine |
Blue Line (CTA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congress Branch (CTA Blue Line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationSystem | Chicago "L" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Des Plaines Avenue station (former CTA terminal) Description of subject: Des Plaines Avenue station was the former western terminal of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line in Forest Park, Illinois, before being superseded by the current Forest Park station.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.