LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District)
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LaSalle Street Station in Chicago is a historic downtown commuter rail terminal that serves as the northern terminus for Metra’s Rock Island District line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10801959 — 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: LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District) Context triple: [Joliet Station, connectsTo, LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District)]
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A.
Washington/Wabash station (CTA)
Washington/Wabash station (CTA) is an elevated Chicago 'L' station in the Loop serving the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines.
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B.
LaSalle station (Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line)
LaSalle station is an underground Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the Loop area and connecting to nearby commuter rail services.
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C.
Chicago/Franklin station (Chicago "L")
Chicago/Franklin station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s "L" system that operated on the North Side main line near the city’s River North area.
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D.
Lawrence station (Chicago "L")
Lawrence station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop located in the Uptown neighborhood on the Red Line.
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E.
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station is a commuter rail stop in Chicago serving the Rock Island District line, located near Guaranteed Rate Field and providing access to the surrounding Bronzeville and Bridgeport areas.
- 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: LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District) Target entity description: LaSalle Street Station in Chicago is a historic downtown commuter rail terminal that serves as the northern terminus for Metra’s Rock Island District line.
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A.
Washington/Wabash station (CTA)
Washington/Wabash station (CTA) is an elevated Chicago 'L' station in the Loop serving the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines.
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B.
LaSalle station (Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line)
LaSalle station is an underground Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the Loop area and connecting to nearby commuter rail services.
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C.
Chicago/Franklin station (Chicago "L")
Chicago/Franklin station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s "L" system that operated on the North Side main line near the city’s River North area.
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D.
Lawrence station (Chicago "L")
Lawrence station is a Chicago "L" rapid transit stop located in the Uptown neighborhood on the Red Line.
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E.
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station
Metra Rock Island District 35th Street station is a commuter rail stop in Chicago serving the Rock Island District line, located near Guaranteed Rate Field and providing access to the surrounding Bronzeville and Bridgeport areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail terminal
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ train station ⓘ |
| ADAAccessible | yes ⓘ |
| address | 414 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| bicycleFacilities | available ⓘ |
| category |
Metra stations in Chicago
ⓘ
Railway stations in the Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| code | LSS (informal abbreviation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commuterRailNetwork | Metra system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metra zone-based system ⓘ |
| formerUse | intercity rail terminal ⓘ |
| hasConnections |
Chicago Transit Authority bus services
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit (via nearby stations) ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| historic | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Chicago Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | LaSalle Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Chicago Board of Trade Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LaSalle Street financial district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Loop community area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northernTerminusOf | Rock Island District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Metra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parking | available nearby ⓘ |
| platformType |
island platforms
ⓘ
side platforms ⓘ |
| primaryDirectionOfService | southwest from Chicago ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter rail services ⓘ |
| railLine | Rock Island District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
south side of Chicago
ⓘ
southwestern suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Rock Island District Beverly Branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Island District main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Metra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Island District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Rock Island District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ticketing |
Metra ticket office
ⓘ
ticket vending machines ⓘ |
| tracks | multiple commuter rail tracks ⓘ |
| zone | Metra Zone A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LaSalle Street Station, Chicago (via Rock Island District) Description of subject: LaSalle Street Station in Chicago is a historic downtown commuter rail terminal that serves as the northern terminus for Metra’s Rock Island District line.
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