Windsor Station, Montreal
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Windsor Station in Montreal is a historic former railway terminal renowned for its grand Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and central role in Canada's rail history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windsor Station, Montreal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9555498 — 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: Windsor Station, Montreal Context triple: [Bruce Price, notableWork, Windsor Station, Montreal]
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A.
Sauvé station
Sauvé station is a Montreal Metro station on the Orange Line located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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B.
Central Station (Montreal)
Central Station (Montreal) is a major intercity and commuter railway hub and underground shopping complex serving as one of the primary transportation centers in Montreal.
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C.
Montréal-Ouest commuter rail station
Montréal-Ouest commuter rail station is a key suburban train station in the Montreal area that serves as a junction for multiple commuter rail lines connecting the town of Montréal-Ouest with downtown and other regional destinations.
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D.
McGill station
McGill station is a major Montreal Metro subway station centrally located in downtown Montreal, serving as a key transit hub for commuters and shoppers.
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E.
Quebec City Gare du Palais
Quebec City Gare du Palais is a historic intermodal railway and bus terminal in Quebec City that serves as the main passenger rail station for services including those operated by Via Rail.
- 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: Windsor Station, Montreal Target entity description: Windsor Station in Montreal is a historic former railway terminal renowned for its grand Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and central role in Canada's rail history.
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A.
Sauvé station
Sauvé station is a Montreal Metro station on the Orange Line located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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B.
Central Station (Montreal)
Central Station (Montreal) is a major intercity and commuter railway hub and underground shopping complex serving as one of the primary transportation centers in Montreal.
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C.
Montréal-Ouest commuter rail station
Montréal-Ouest commuter rail station is a key suburban train station in the Montreal area that serves as a junction for multiple commuter rail lines connecting the town of Montréal-Ouest with downtown and other regional destinations.
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D.
McGill station
McGill station is a major Montreal Metro subway station centrally located in downtown Montreal, serving as a key transit hub for commuters and shoppers.
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E.
Quebec City Gare du Palais
Quebec City Gare du Palais is a historic intermodal railway and bus terminal in Quebec City that serves as the main passenger rail station for services including those operated by Via Rail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway station
ⓘ
heritage building ⓘ landmark in Montreal ⓘ |
| address | 1160 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bell Centre
ⓘ
Place du Canada ⓘ |
| architect |
Bruce Price
ⓘ
Edward Maxwell ⓘ William Sutherland Maxwell ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
ⓘ
Romanesque Revival ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Romanesque
|
| category |
Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Quebec
ⓘ
National Historic Sites in Quebec ⓘ Railway stations in Montreal ⓘ |
| ceasedRailPassengerService | 1993 ⓘ |
| cityCentreRole | major transportation hub in Montreal history ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| expansionDate |
1900
ⓘ
1910 ⓘ 1916 ⓘ 1924 ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
headquarters of Canadian Pacific Railway
ⓘ
railway terminal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched windows
ⓘ
corner tower ⓘ interior colonnades ⓘ large central waiting hall ⓘ massive stone arches ⓘ ornamental stone carving ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Government of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in Canada’s transcontinental rail history
ⓘ
played central role in development of Canadian Pacific Railway network ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Montreal
ⓘ
linked to:
downtown core of Montreal
Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| material | grey limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Peel Street
ⓘ
Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest ⓘ
linked to:
Rue de La Gauchetière
|
| openingDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| originalClient | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| railwayServed |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Montreal commuter rail services ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lucien-L’Allier station ⓘ |
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Subject: Windsor Station, Montreal Description of subject: Windsor Station in Montreal is a historic former railway terminal renowned for its grand Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and central role in Canada's rail history.
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