Derby–Shelton station
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Derby–Shelton station is a commuter rail stop in Derby, Connecticut, serving the Metro-North Railroad’s Waterbury Branch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derby–Shelton station canonical | 1 |
| served by Derby–Shelton railroad station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5574489 — 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: Derby–Shelton station Context triple: [Waterbury Branch, hasStation, Derby–Shelton station]
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A.
Homewood station
Homewood station is a commuter rail and Amtrak train station serving the village of Homewood in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
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B.
Dorsey station
Dorsey station is a commuter rail stop in Maryland served by MARC’s Camden Line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
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C.
Briarwood station
Briarwood station is a New York City Subway station in Queens serving the IND Queens Boulevard Line.
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D.
Wayne Junction station
Wayne Junction station is a major SEPTA regional rail hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving multiple commuter lines and providing key connections within the city's transit network.
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E.
Dormont Junction station
Dormont Junction station is a light rail stop in the Pittsburgh Regional Transit network serving the suburban communities of Dormont and nearby Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
- 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: Derby–Shelton station Target entity description: Derby–Shelton station is a commuter rail stop in Derby, Connecticut, serving the Metro-North Railroad’s Waterbury Branch.
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A.
Homewood station
Homewood station is a commuter rail and Amtrak train station serving the village of Homewood in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
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B.
Dorsey station
Dorsey station is a commuter rail stop in Maryland served by MARC’s Camden Line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
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C.
Briarwood station
Briarwood station is a New York City Subway station in Queens serving the IND Queens Boulevard Line.
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D.
Wayne Junction station
Wayne Junction station is a major SEPTA regional rail hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving multiple commuter lines and providing key connections within the city's transit network.
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E.
Dormont Junction station
Dormont Junction station is a light rail stop in the Pittsburgh Regional Transit network serving the suburban communities of Dormont and nearby Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | no ⓘ |
| codeSystem | Metro-North internal station code ⓘ |
| connectingBusService |
Connecticut Transit New Haven Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley Transit District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metro-North Railroad fare system ⓘ |
| hasLevelCrossingNearby | yes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasParkingOwner | municipal ⓘ |
| hasShelter | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignage | Metro-North standard signage ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | no full station building ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Derby, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | New Haven County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCityCenter | Derby city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Naugatuck River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Connecticut Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkingAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| parkingType | surface lot ⓘ |
| platformType | low-level side platform ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter access to Waterbury Branch ⓘ |
| railLine | Waterbury Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadDivision | Metro-North Railroad New Haven Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Naugatuck River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Derby, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCommutersTo |
Bridgeport, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRailBranch | Waterbury Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesValley | Lower Naugatuck Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| ticketing | on-board fare collection ⓘ |
| ticketOffice | no staffed ticket office ⓘ |
| waitingRoom | minimal waiting facilities ⓘ |
| zoneSystem | Metro-North New Haven Line zone system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derby–Shelton station Description of subject: Derby–Shelton station is a commuter rail stop in Derby, Connecticut, serving the Metro-North Railroad’s Waterbury Branch.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
served by Derby–Shelton railroad station