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Grand Central Station

train station in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Place railway_station Q974942
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Grand Central Station

Summary

Grand Central Station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #124 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grand Central Station is located in Chicago[3].
  • Grand Central Station is in the country of United States[4].
  • Grand Central Station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Grand Central Station's instance of is recorded as union station[6].
  • Grand Central Station's Commons category is recorded as Grand Central Station (Chicago)[7].
  • Grand Central Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.8733, 'longitude': -87.6342}[8].
  • Grand Central Station's date of official opening is recorded as December 8, 1890[9].
  • Grand Central Station's date of official closure is recorded as November 8, 1969[10].
  • Grand Central Station's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[11].

Body

Geography

Grand Central Station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[5] and union station[6].

Why It Matters

Grand Central Station ranks in the top 0.67% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #124 of 18,574).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 13874580683
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 13874580683, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/13874580683 in United States"
  2. 13w ago · ~2026-34381-94 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1619]]: 8 December 1890"
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