Ashland station (Orange Line)
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Ashland station (Orange Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in the city’s Near West Side, serving the Orange Line trains between Midway Airport and the Loop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashland station (Orange Line) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4039999 — 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: Ashland station (Orange Line) Context triple: [CTA Orange Line, hasStation, Ashland station (Orange Line)]
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A.
Ashland station (Green Line)
Ashland station (Green Line) is an elevated Chicago 'L' rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green Line.
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B.
Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Avenue station is an underground rapid transit stop in Boston, Massachusetts, located in the South End and served by the MBTA's Orange Line.
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C.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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D.
Waban MBTA station
Waban MBTA station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Newton, Massachusetts, serving the village of Waban.
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E.
Salem station (MBTA)
Salem station (MBTA) is a commuter rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line serving the city of Salem, Massachusetts, and connecting it to downtown Boston and other North Shore communities.
- 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: Ashland station (Orange Line) Target entity description: Ashland station (Orange Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in the city’s Near West Side, serving the Orange Line trains between Midway Airport and the Loop.
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A.
Ashland station (Green Line)
Ashland station (Green Line) is an elevated Chicago 'L' rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green Line.
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B.
Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Avenue station is an underground rapid transit stop in Boston, Massachusetts, located in the South End and served by the MBTA's Orange Line.
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C.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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D.
Waban MBTA station
Waban MBTA station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Newton, Massachusetts, serving the village of Waban.
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E.
Salem station (MBTA)
Salem station (MBTA) is a commuter rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line serving the city of Salem, Massachusetts, and connecting it to downtown Boston and other North Shore communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago 'L' station
ⓘ
elevated railway station ⓘ rapid transit station ⓘ |
| accessibleFor | wheelchair users ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareCollection | proof-of-payment not used ⓘ |
| fareControl | turnstiles ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Ventra ⓘ |
| fareZone | single-zone CTA system ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | yes ⓘ |
| hasCanopy | yes ⓘ |
| hasConnection | CTA bus services ⓘ |
| hasCustomerAssistance | intercoms ⓘ |
| hasLighting | platform lighting ⓘ |
| hasPublicAddressSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeating | benches on platform ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeatures | CCTV cameras ⓘ |
| hasShelter | covered platform areas ⓘ |
| hasSignage | CTA standard signage ⓘ |
| hasStationHouse | yes ⓘ |
| hasVerticalAccess |
elevators
ⓘ
escalators ⓘ stairs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois ⓘ Near West Side, Chicago ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mapRepresentation | shown on CTA system map ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ashland Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1993 ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOfLineOpening | original Orange Line opening ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago 'L'
|
| platformConfiguration | island platform ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic train control ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Orange Line (CTA) ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Near West Side
ⓘ
surface form:
Near West Side industrial and commercial district
|
| servesDirection |
Orange Line trains to Midway Airport
ⓘ
Orange Line trains to the Loop ⓘ |
| stationHouseLocation | under the elevated tracks ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| ticketBarrierType | electronic turnstiles ⓘ |
| ticketing | automated vending machines ⓘ |
| usedFor | urban passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashland station (Orange Line) Description of subject: Ashland station (Orange Line) is an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop in the city’s Near West Side, serving the Orange Line trains between Midway Airport and the Loop.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.