Quincy station (CTA)
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Quincy station (CTA) is a historic elevated rapid transit stop in downtown Chicago’s Loop, known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and service to multiple ‘L’ lines including the Orange Line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quincy station (CTA) canonical | 1 |
| Quincy station (Chicago Transit Authority Brown, Orange, Pink, Purple lines) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T818545 — 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: Quincy station (CTA) Context triple: [Orange Line (CTA), hasStation, Quincy station (CTA)]
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A.
Midway station (CTA)
Midway station (CTA) is the Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit terminal serving Midway International Airport on the Orange Line.
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B.
Addison station (CTA Red Line)
Addison station (CTA Red Line) is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known for serving fans attending games and events at nearby Wrigley Field.
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C.
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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D.
Minnesota Avenue station
Minnesota Avenue station is an elevated Washington Metro stop in Northeast Washington, D.C., serving the Orange Line near the Anacostia River.
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E.
95th/Dan Ryan station
95th/Dan Ryan station is a major Chicago Transit Authority rail terminal on the South Side that serves as a key bus-rail transfer hub and the southern endpoint of the Red Line.
- 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: Quincy station (CTA) Target entity description: Quincy station (CTA) is a historic elevated rapid transit stop in downtown Chicago’s Loop, known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and service to multiple ‘L’ lines including the Orange Line.
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A.
Midway station (CTA)
Midway station (CTA) is the Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit terminal serving Midway International Airport on the Orange Line.
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B.
Addison station (CTA Red Line)
Addison station (CTA Red Line) is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Red Line located in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known for serving fans attending games and events at nearby Wrigley Field.
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C.
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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D.
Minnesota Avenue station
Minnesota Avenue station is an elevated Washington Metro stop in Northeast Washington, D.C., serving the Orange Line near the Anacostia River.
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E.
95th/Dan Ryan station
95th/Dan Ryan station is a major Chicago Transit Authority rail terminal on the South Side that serves as a key bus-rail transfer hub and the southern endpoint of the Red Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago 'L' station
ⓘ
elevated railway station ⓘ railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareControlLocation | street level ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Ventra ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | elevators ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 220 South Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | late 19th-century urban transit architecture ⓘ |
| hasConnection | CTA bus services nearby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ornate canopies
ⓘ
street-level station house ⓘ vintage-style signage ⓘ wooden platforms ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic station ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
accessibility upgrades in the 2010s
ⓘ
major renovation in the 1980s ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
public address system ⓘ |
| hasShelter | covered platform areas ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | automated farecard machines ⓘ |
| isHistoricExampleOf | early Chicago elevated railway architecture ⓘ |
| isOnLoopSide | Wells Street side of the Loop ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersection | Quincy Street and Wells Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Board of Trade Building
Willis Tower ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quincy Street ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1897-10-03 ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| owner | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago 'L' Loop
|
| platformConfiguration | two side platforms ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Loop business district
Chicago Loop ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago financial district
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| servesLine |
Brown Line
ⓘ
Orange Line ⓘ Pink Line ⓘ Purple Line ⓘ
surface form:
Purple Line (rush hours only)
|
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| zone |
Downtown Chicago area
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Chicago
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quincy station (CTA) Description of subject: Quincy station (CTA) is a historic elevated rapid transit stop in downtown Chicago’s Loop, known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and service to multiple ‘L’ lines including the Orange Line.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Orange Line (CTA)
this entity surface form:
Quincy station (Chicago Transit Authority Brown, Orange, Pink, Purple lines)