Glen Ellyn station
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Glen Ellyn station is a commuter rail stop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific/West Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glen Ellyn station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1942221 — 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: Glen Ellyn station Context triple: [Glen Ellyn, Illinois, hasRailStation, Glen Ellyn station]
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A.
Glenview station
Glenview station is a commuter rail station in Glenview, Illinois, serving as a stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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B.
Park Ridge station
Park Ridge station is a commuter rail stop in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving Metra trains that connect the suburb with Chicago and surrounding areas.
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C.
Oakton–Skokie station
Oakton–Skokie station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in Skokie, Illinois, serving as a local access point on the Yellow Line.
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D.
Downers Grove Main Street station
Downers Grove Main Street station is a commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving as a key stop for suburban passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago.
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E.
Naperville station
Naperville station is a commuter rail station in Naperville, Illinois, serving as a major stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.
- 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: Glen Ellyn station Target entity description: Glen Ellyn station is a commuter rail stop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific/West Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
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A.
Glenview station
Glenview station is a commuter rail station in Glenview, Illinois, serving as a stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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B.
Park Ridge station
Park Ridge station is a commuter rail stop in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving Metra trains that connect the suburb with Chicago and surrounding areas.
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C.
Oakton–Skokie station
Oakton–Skokie station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in Skokie, Illinois, serving as a local access point on the Yellow Line.
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D.
Downers Grove Main Street station
Downers Grove Main Street station is a commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving as a key stop for suburban passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago.
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E.
Naperville station
Naperville station is a commuter rail station in Naperville, Illinois, serving as a major stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metra station
ⓘ
commuter rail station ⓘ railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| commuterRailOperator | Metra ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chicago Union Station
ⓘ
Downtown Chicago area ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
DuPage County, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
DuPage County
|
| distanceTo | approximately 23 miles west of Chicago Union Station ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metra zone-based system ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone E ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | partially accessible ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasBusConnections | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasDropOffArea | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| hasRestrooms | yes ⓘ |
| hasServiceFrequency | multiple trains per day ⓘ |
| hasShelter | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignage | Metra standard signage ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasTicketVendingMachines | yes ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 3 ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| isElectrified | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
DuPage County, Illinois
ⓘ
Glen Ellyn, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nearbyLandmark | downtown Glen Ellyn business district ⓘ |
| onLine |
Union Pacific West Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Pacific/West Line
|
| owner | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor |
Union Pacific West Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Pacific West commuter corridor
|
| partOfNetwork |
Metra
ⓘ
surface form:
Metra system
|
| primaryUse | commuter travel to Chicago ⓘ |
| railOperator | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| servedBy | Metra ⓘ |
| serves | village of Glen Ellyn ⓘ |
| servesCommutersFrom | Glen Ellyn and surrounding suburbs ⓘ |
| servesLineType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glen Ellyn station Description of subject: Glen Ellyn station is a commuter rail stop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific/West Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.