Grand Central Madison station

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Long Island Rail Road station railway station

Grand Central Madison station is a major Long Island Rail Road terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, created to bring LIRR service directly to Manhattan’s East Side.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Central Madison	2
Grand Central Madison LIRR terminal	1
Grand Central Madison station canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9702890 — 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: Grand Central Madison station
Context triple: [East Side Access, includes, Grand Central Madison station]

A. LaSalle/Van Buren station
LaSalle/Van Buren station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop in the Loop that serves multiple lines and connects to the nearby LaSalle Street commuter rail station.
B. Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is a major intercity and commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago that serves as a central hub for Amtrak and regional rail services.
C. Civic Center Station
Civic Center Station is a major San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni Metro subway station serving the heart of San Francisco near key civic and cultural institutions.
D. Brookfield station
Brookfield station is a commuter rail stop in Brookfield, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s BNSF Railway Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
E. Franklin Park station
Franklin Park station is a commuter rail stop in Franklin Park, Illinois, served by Metra’s North Central Service and Milwaukee District/West lines.
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: Grand Central Madison station
Target entity description: Grand Central Madison station is a major Long Island Rail Road terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, created to bring LIRR service directly to Manhattan’s East Side.

A. LaSalle/Van Buren station
LaSalle/Van Buren station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop in the Loop that serves multiple lines and connects to the nearby LaSalle Street commuter rail station.
B. Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is a major intercity and commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago that serves as a central hub for Amtrak and regional rail services.
C. Civic Center Station
Civic Center Station is a major San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni Metro subway station serving the heart of San Francisco near key civic and cultural institutions.
D. Brookfield station
Brookfield station is a commuter rail stop in Brookfield, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s BNSF Railway Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
E. Franklin Park station
Franklin Park station is a commuter rail stop in Franklin Park, Illinois, served by Metra’s North Central Service and Milwaukee District/West lines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Long Island Rail Road station ⓘ railway station ⓘ
accessible	yes ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
category	Long Island Rail Road stations in New York City ⓘ Railway stations in Manhattan ⓘ
code	GCM (informal abbreviation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsTo	Grand Central Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Subway at Grand Central–42nd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionProjectStart	East Side Access construction began in the 2000s NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depth	deep-level station ⓘ
fareSystem	MTA fare system NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasElevators	yes ⓘ
hasEntrances	Grand Central Terminal concourses ⓘ Madison Avenue area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEscalators	yes ⓘ
hasLevels	multiple concourse levels ⓘ
hasRestrooms	yes ⓘ
hasRetail	yes ⓘ
hasWaitingArea	yes ⓘ
locatedUnder	Grand Central Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ
namedAfter	Grand Central Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingDate	2023 ⓘ
operator	MTA Long Island Rail Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
partOf	East Side Access project NERFINISHED ⓘ MTA Metro-North Railroad and LIRR hub at Grand Central ⓘ
platformType	island platform ⓘ
primaryFunction	terminal for LIRR trains from Long Island ⓘ
purpose	provide LIRR service to Manhattan’s East Side ⓘ
railwayLine	Long Island Rail Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
serves	Long Island Rail Road Babylon Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Huntington Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Montauk Branch (diesel service) NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Oyster Bay Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Port Washington Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
servesArea	Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan’s East Side NERFINISHED ⓘ
structureType	underground station ⓘ
ticketing	LIRR ticket machines ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Side Access → includes → Grand Central Madison station ⓘ

East Side Access → terminalName → Grand Central Madison station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Central Madison

Grand Central LIRR terminal → isAlsoKnownAs → Grand Central Madison station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Central Madison LIRR terminal

Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma Branch → terminus → Grand Central Madison station ⓘ