Ellesmere station
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Ellesmere station is a former Toronto subway station on Line 3 Scarborough that served the Scarborough area before the line’s closure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellesmere station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10302665 — 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: Ellesmere station Context triple: [Line 3 Scarborough, hasStation, Ellesmere station]
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A.
Netherwood station
Netherwood station is a commuter rail stop in Plainfield, New Jersey, served by NJ Transit trains on the Raritan Valley Line.
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B.
Hledan Railway Station
Hledan Railway Station is a local commuter train station in Yangon, Myanmar, serving the Hledan area of Kamayut Township on the Yangon Circular Railway network.
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C.
Buckland Station
Buckland Station is a historic 19th-century stagecoach stop and waystation in Lyon County, Nevada, that served travelers along early overland routes.
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D.
Hay Railway Station
Hay Railway Station is a historic former railway station in Hay, New South Wales, recognized as a heritage-listed site for its architectural and transport significance.
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E.
Finstock railway station
Finstock railway station is a small rural stop on the Cotswold Line in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Finstock with limited passenger services.
- 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: Ellesmere station Target entity description: Ellesmere station is a former Toronto subway station on Line 3 Scarborough that served the Scarborough area before the line’s closure.
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A.
Netherwood station
Netherwood station is a commuter rail stop in Plainfield, New Jersey, served by NJ Transit trains on the Raritan Valley Line.
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B.
Hledan Railway Station
Hledan Railway Station is a local commuter train station in Yangon, Myanmar, serving the Hledan area of Kamayut Township on the Yangon Circular Railway network.
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C.
Buckland Station
Buckland Station is a historic 19th-century stagecoach stop and waystation in Lyon County, Nevada, that served travelers along early overland routes.
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D.
Hay Railway Station
Hay Railway Station is a historic former railway station in Hay, New South Wales, recognized as a heritage-listed site for its architectural and transport significance.
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E.
Finstock railway station
Finstock railway station is a small rural stop on the Cotswold Line in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Finstock with limited passenger services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Toronto subway station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ |
| accessible | no ⓘ |
| address | near Ellesmere Road and Kennedy Road, Scarborough ⓘ |
| city | Toronto ⓘ |
| closed | 2023 ⓘ |
| closureReason | permanent shutdown of Line 3 Scarborough ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fareCollection | on-street or on-vehicle ⓘ |
| fareSystem | TTC fare system ⓘ |
| fareZone | single TTC fare zone ⓘ |
| followingStationOnLine3 | Midland station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerLineDesignation | Scarborough RT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStationBuilding | minimal ⓘ |
| hasBusTerminal | no ⓘ |
| hasParking | no ⓘ |
| lineTechnology | ICTS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineType | medium-capacity rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scarborough, Toronto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| mapColourOnLine3 | blue ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ellesmere Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1985 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Toronto Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Toronto subway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| precedingStationOnLine3 | Lawrence East station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccess | stairs from street level ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| servedArea | Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Line 3 Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCorridor | Ellesmere Road corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMunicipalityBeforeAmalgamation | City of Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated station ⓘ |
| transitMode | light metro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellesmere station Description of subject: Ellesmere station is a former Toronto subway station on Line 3 Scarborough that served the Scarborough area before the line’s closure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Line 3 Scarborough