WMATA Metrobus routes

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bus route network public transportation network

WMATA Metrobus routes are a network of public bus lines operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority serving Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
WMATA Metrobus routes canonical	4
WMATA Metrobus	1
WMATA Metrobus system	1
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus routes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3135736 — 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: WMATA Metrobus routes
Context triple: [Pentagon City station, hasBusConnections, WMATA Metrobus routes]

A. Arlington Transit bus service
Arlington Transit bus service is a local public bus system in Arlington, Virginia that provides neighborhood and commuter routes connecting areas such as Clarendon to key destinations across the county and regional transit network.
B. MBTA bus network
The MBTA bus network is the system of public bus routes serving Cambridge and the greater Boston area as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s regional transit services.
C. Transitway
Transitway is a bus rapid transit network in Ottawa, Ontario, providing high-capacity, grade-separated transit service across the city.
D. Washington Metro
Washington Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, known for its extensive rail network connecting the city with its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.
E. Washington Metro Green Line
The Washington Metro Green Line is a rapid transit line in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that runs north–south through the city and into surrounding suburbs, including Prince George’s County, Maryland.
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: WMATA Metrobus routes
Target entity description: WMATA Metrobus routes are a network of public bus lines operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority serving Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs.

A. Arlington Transit bus service
Arlington Transit bus service is a local public bus system in Arlington, Virginia that provides neighborhood and commuter routes connecting areas such as Clarendon to key destinations across the county and regional transit network.
B. MBTA bus network
The MBTA bus network is the system of public bus routes serving Cambridge and the greater Boston area as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s regional transit services.
C. Transitway
Transitway is a bus rapid transit network in Ottawa, Ontario, providing high-capacity, grade-separated transit service across the city.
D. Washington Metro
Washington Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, known for its extensive rail network connecting the city with its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.
E. Washington Metro Green Line
The Washington Metro Green Line is a rapid transit line in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that runs north–south through the city and into surrounding suburbs, including Prince George’s County, Maryland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bus route network ⓘ public transportation network ⓘ
aimsTo	provide mobility in the Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
connectsWith	Metrorail stations ⓘ Washington Metro ⓘ regional bus systems ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fareSystem	SmarTrip ⓘ contactless payment cards ⓘ
hasColorScheme	red, white, and blue ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasRoute	16Y bus route ⓘ 28A bus route ⓘ 7Y bus route ⓘ 90 bus route ⓘ A12 bus route ⓘ C2 bus route ⓘ F4 bus route ⓘ J4 bus route ⓘ K6 bus route ⓘ P6 bus route ⓘ R4 bus route ⓘ S2 bus route ⓘ S4 bus route ⓘ S9 bus route ⓘ W4 bus route ⓘ X2 bus route ⓘ X9 bus route ⓘ Y8 bus route ⓘ Z8 bus route ⓘ
integratedWith	regional fare policy ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
modeOfTransport	bus ⓘ
operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ
partOf	WMATA Metrobus routes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WMATA Metrobus system Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority transit services ⓘ
purpose	public transit ⓘ
serves	Suburban Maryland ⓘ surface form: Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceArea	Arlington County ⓘ surface form: Arlington County, Virginia City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ City of Fairfax ⓘ surface form: City of Fairfax, Virginia City of Falls Church ⓘ surface form: City of Falls Church, Virginia District of Columbia ⓘ Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Montgomery County ⓘ surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
serviceType	express bus service ⓘ limited-stop bus service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ priority bus corridors ⓘ
uses	public roads ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pentagon City station → hasBusConnections → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

Wilson Boulevard → servedByTransit → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

Van Dorn Street station → connectsTo → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

Benning Road NE → servedBy → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

Kemp Mill, Maryland → servedByTransit → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus routes

Bladensburg Road NE corridor → servedBy → WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ

this entity surface form: WMATA Metrobus

WMATA Metrobus routes → partOf → WMATA Metrobus routes self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: WMATA Metrobus system

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Referenced by (7)

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