Penn Station–Ronkonkoma
E154395
Penn Station–Ronkonkoma is the fully electrified segment of the Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma Branch that provides frequent commuter rail service between midtown Manhattan and central Long Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penn Station–Ronkonkoma canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T955397 — 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: Penn Station–Ronkonkoma Context triple: [Ronkonkoma Branch, electrifiedSection, Penn Station–Ronkonkoma]
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A.
Stony Brook station
Stony Brook station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the Stony Brook, New York area, including Stony Brook University.
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B.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Port Jefferson station
Port Jefferson station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station on Long Island, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the Port Jefferson area.
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D.
White Plains station
White Plains station is a major Metro-North Railroad commuter rail hub in downtown White Plains, New York, providing frequent service to New York City and surrounding suburbs.
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E.
Albany–Rensselaer station
Albany–Rensselaer station is a major Amtrak rail hub serving the Albany, New York metropolitan area, providing intercity and regional train connections across the northeastern United States.
- 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: Penn Station–Ronkonkoma Target entity description: Penn Station–Ronkonkoma is the fully electrified segment of the Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma Branch that provides frequent commuter rail service between midtown Manhattan and central Long Island.
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A.
Stony Brook station
Stony Brook station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the Stony Brook, New York area, including Stony Brook University.
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B.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Port Jefferson station
Port Jefferson station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station on Long Island, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the Port Jefferson area.
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D.
White Plains station
White Plains station is a major Metro-North Railroad commuter rail hub in downtown White Plains, New York, providing frequent service to New York City and surrounding suburbs.
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E.
Albany–Rensselaer station
Albany–Rensselaer station is a major Amtrak rail hub serving the Albany, New York metropolitan area, providing intercity and regional train connections across the northeastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail corridor
ⓘ
electrified rail line segment ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Amtrak services at Penn Station
ⓘ
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Subway at Penn Station
Ronkonkoma Branch diesel territory east of Ronkonkoma ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | LIRR zone-based fares ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ADA-accessible stations at major stops
ⓘ
high-level platforms ⓘ park-and-ride facilities at many stations ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStation |
Bethpage, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethpage
Brentwood ⓘ Central Islip, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Central Islip
Deer Park ⓘ Farmingdale, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Farmingdale
Hicksville, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Hicksville
Jamaica ⓘ Floral Park–Hicksville segment of the Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
Mineola (via Main Line connection)
Woodside ⓘ Wyandanch ⓘ |
| infrastructureFeature |
double-track main line
ⓘ
electrified third-rail territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operator |
Long Island Rail Road
ⓘ
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Long Island Rail Road
ⓘ
Ronkonkoma Branch ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | linking midtown Manhattan with central Long Island ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Long Island Rail Road Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
LIRR Main Line
|
| railSystem | New York metropolitan area commuter rail network ⓘ |
| rollingStockUsed |
M7 electric multiple unit
ⓘ
M9 electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Midtown Manhattan
ⓘ
central Long Island ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
frequent all-day service
ⓘ
peak-direction commuter service ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| terminusFromEast | Ronkonkoma station ⓘ |
| terminusFromWest |
Penn Station (New York City)
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Penn Station
|
| ticketing |
MTA eTix mobile ticketing
ⓘ
paper tickets ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuting to Manhattan
ⓘ
regional travel within Long Island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penn Station–Ronkonkoma Description of subject: Penn Station–Ronkonkoma is the fully electrified segment of the Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma Branch that provides frequent commuter rail service between midtown Manhattan and central Long Island.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.