Bethesda station
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Bethesda station is an underground Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland, serving the Red Line and the surrounding downtown commercial district.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bethesda station canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217893 — 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: Bethesda station Context triple: [Red Line (Washington Metro), hasStation, Bethesda station]
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A.
Howard station
Howard station is a major Chicago Transit Authority rail terminal on the city's North Side that serves as a key hub for the Red, Purple, and Yellow Lines.
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B.
Suburban Station
Suburban Station is a major underground commuter rail hub in Center City Philadelphia that serves as a key node in the SEPTA Regional Rail network.
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C.
Wilson station
Wilson station is a Toronto Transit Commission subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in North York, serving the surrounding residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
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D.
Austin station
Austin station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Green Line located in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side.
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E.
Logan station
Logan station is an underground rapid transit stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving the Logan neighborhood on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line.
- 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: Bethesda station Target entity description: Bethesda station is an underground Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland, serving the Red Line and the surrounding downtown commercial district.
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A.
Howard station
Howard station is a major Chicago Transit Authority rail terminal on the city's North Side that serves as a key hub for the Red, Purple, and Yellow Lines.
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B.
Suburban Station
Suburban Station is a major underground commuter rail hub in Center City Philadelphia that serves as a key node in the SEPTA Regional Rail network.
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C.
Wilson station
Wilson station is a Toronto Transit Commission subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in North York, serving the surrounding residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
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D.
Austin station
Austin station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Green Line located in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side.
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E.
Logan station
Logan station is an underground rapid transit stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving the Logan neighborhood on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Washington Metro station
ⓘ
underground railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bethesda Circulator bus services
ⓘ
Montgomery County Ride On bus services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depthBelowSurface | approximately 120 feet ⓘ |
| fareCollection | faregates at mezzanine level ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 2 ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 7450 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | yes ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasBusFacility | adjacent bus bays and transit center ⓘ |
| hasCode | A09 ⓘ |
| hasCustomerService | station manager kiosk ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasEntrance |
East side entrance near bus bays
ⓘ
Wisconsin Avenue entrance ⓘ |
| hasEscalator | yes ⓘ |
| hasMezzanine | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasRestrooms | staff-only ⓘ |
| hasSignage | bilingual English signage ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | SmarTrip-compatible fare machines ⓘ |
| isElectrified | third rail ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| isOnCorridor |
Washington Metro Red Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Line between Friendship Heights and Medical Center
|
| isUnderground | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bethesda, Maryland
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Montgomery County ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near |
Bethesda Row
ⓘ
Bethesda Trolley Trail ⓘ Capital Crescent Trail ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1984-08-25 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Washington Metro ⓘ |
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
emergency call boxes ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Washington Metro Red Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Line (Washington Metro)
|
| serves | downtown Bethesda commercial district ⓘ |
| stationLayout | single underground island platform with two tracks ⓘ |
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
| ticketBarrier | automatic faregates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bethesda station Description of subject: Bethesda station is an underground Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland, serving the Red Line and the surrounding downtown commercial district.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Red Line (Washington Metro)
subject surface form:
Bethesda, Maryland