Van Buren border station
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The Van Buren border station is a U.S. port of entry facility in Van Buren, Maine, that processes cross-border traffic and customs inspections between the United States and Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Buren border station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3258440 — 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: Van Buren border station Context triple: [Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing, hasBorderStation, Van Buren border station]
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A.
Darien station
Darien station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line serving the town of Darien, Connecticut.
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B.
Creel station
Creel station is a railway stop in the town of Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico, best known as a key passenger station on the scenic Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico route through the Copper Canyon region.
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C.
Croton–Harmon station
Croton–Harmon station is a major Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak hub in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, serving as a key commuter and intercity rail terminal along the Hudson Line.
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D.
Point of Rocks station
Point of Rocks station is a historic railroad station in Maryland that serves MARC’s Brunswick Line and is noted for its distinctive Victorian Gothic architecture at the junction of major rail lines.
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E.
Bell Station
Bell Station is a commuter rail stop in Texas served by the Trinity Railway Express line connecting Dallas and Fort Worth.
- 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: Van Buren border station Target entity description: The Van Buren border station is a U.S. port of entry facility in Van Buren, Maine, that processes cross-border traffic and customs inspections between the United States and Canada.
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A.
Darien station
Darien station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line serving the town of Darien, Connecticut.
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B.
Creel station
Creel station is a railway stop in the town of Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico, best known as a key passenger station on the scenic Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico route through the Copper Canyon region.
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C.
Croton–Harmon station
Croton–Harmon station is a major Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak hub in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, serving as a key commuter and intercity rail terminal along the Hudson Line.
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D.
Point of Rocks station
Point of Rocks station is a historic railroad station in Maryland that serves MARC’s Brunswick Line and is noted for its distinctive Victorian Gothic architecture at the junction of major rail lines.
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E.
Bell Station
Bell Station is a commuter rail stop in Texas served by the Trinity Railway Express line connecting Dallas and Fort Worth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border station
ⓘ
port of entry ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Homeland Security
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
|
| borderCrossingType | land border crossing ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Leonard port of entry
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Van Buren–Saint Leonard International Bridge ⓘ |
| function |
conduct customs inspections
ⓘ
conduct immigration inspections ⓘ process cross-border traffic ⓘ |
| hasAccessVia |
New Brunswick Route 161
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collect customs duties
ⓘ
enforce customs regulations ⓘ enforce immigration laws ⓘ protect border security ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aroostook County, Maine
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ Van Buren, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saint John River ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith |
Canada
ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ |
| partOf | Canada–United States border ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial traffic
ⓘ
passenger vehicles ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Van Buren border station Description of subject: The Van Buren border station is a U.S. port of entry facility in Van Buren, Maine, that processes cross-border traffic and customs inspections between the United States and Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.