Silver Spring station

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Washington Metro station bus transit center commuter rail station railway station

Silver Spring station is a major transit hub in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving MARC commuter rail, Washington Metro’s Red Line, and multiple bus routes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Silver Spring station canonical	6
Silver Spring Metro station (Red Line)	1
Silver Spring Transit Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T959516 — 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: Silver Spring station
Context triple: [Silver Spring, Maryland, hasTransportation, Silver Spring station]

A. North Bethesda station
North Bethesda station is a Washington Metro Red Line station in North Bethesda, Maryland, serving as a key transit hub for commuters in the area.
B. Rockville station
Rockville station is a commuter rail and transit hub in Rockville, Maryland, served by MARC’s Brunswick Line and Washington Metro’s Red Line.
C. Crystal City station
Crystal City station is an underground Washington Metro stop in Arlington, Virginia, serving the Crystal City business district and nearby Reagan National Airport.
D. West Hyattsville station
West Hyattsville station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Hyattsville, Maryland, serving the Green Line.
E. Tysons Corner station
Tysons Corner station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Tysons, Virginia, serving the major Tysons Corner commercial and shopping district.
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: Silver Spring station
Target entity description: Silver Spring station is a major transit hub in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving MARC commuter rail, Washington Metro’s Red Line, and multiple bus routes.

A. North Bethesda station
North Bethesda station is a Washington Metro Red Line station in North Bethesda, Maryland, serving as a key transit hub for commuters in the area.
B. Rockville station
Rockville station is a commuter rail and transit hub in Rockville, Maryland, served by MARC’s Brunswick Line and Washington Metro’s Red Line.
C. Crystal City station
Crystal City station is an underground Washington Metro stop in Arlington, Virginia, serving the Crystal City business district and nearby Reagan National Airport.
D. West Hyattsville station
West Hyattsville station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Hyattsville, Maryland, serving the Green Line.
E. Tysons Corner station
Tysons Corner station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Tysons, Virginia, serving the major Tysons Corner commercial and shopping district.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Washington Metro station ⓘ bus transit center ⓘ commuter rail station ⓘ railway station ⓘ
electrification	overhead or diesel-hauled MARC trains ⓘ third rail (Metro) ⓘ
fareSystem	SmarTrip ⓘ
hasAccessibility	accessible for disabled persons ⓘ
hasAdjacentRoad	Colesville Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia Avenue ⓘ
hasBicycleFacilities	bicycle lockers ⓘ bicycle racks ⓘ
hasBusConnections	Ride On bus routes ⓘ WMATA Metrobus routes ⓘ intercity and commuter buses ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	Downtown Silver Spring ⓘ linked to: Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring Transit Center ⓘ linked to: Silver Spring station
hasParking	park-and-ride facilities nearby ⓘ
hasPassengerBuilding	MARC station building ⓘ Metro mezzanine ⓘ
hasPlatformConfiguration	island platform for Metro ⓘ side platforms for MARC ⓘ
hasStructureType	at-grade commuter rail station ⓘ elevated Metro station ⓘ
hasTracks	2 MARC tracks ⓘ 2 Metro tracks ⓘ
locatedIn	Maryland ⓘ Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Montgomery County Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
openedAsMetroStation	February 6, 1978 ⓘ
partOfNetwork	MARC Train system ⓘ linked to: MARC Train Washington Metro ⓘ
partOfSystem	Red Line (Washington Metro) ⓘ linked to: Washington Metro Red Line
role	major transit hub in Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
servedByMode	bus ⓘ commuter rail ⓘ rapid transit ⓘ
servedByOperator	MARC Train ⓘ Maryland Transit Administration ⓘ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ
servedByRailLine	Washington Metro Red Line ⓘ
servedByRailService	MARC Brunswick Line ⓘ
servesCity	Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
servesRegion	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Silver Spring, Maryland → hasTransportation → Silver Spring station ⓘ

Red Line (Washington Metro) → hasStation → Silver Spring station ⓘ

subject linked to: Red Line

Washington Metro Red Line → notableStation → Silver Spring station ⓘ

Silver Spring station → hasNearbyLandmark → Silver Spring Transit Center ⓘ

linked to: Silver Spring station

Takoma station → adjacentStationOnRedLine → Silver Spring station ⓘ

Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure) → hasStation → Silver Spring station ⓘ

subject linked to: Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context)

Forest Glen station → followingStationOnRedLineTowardGlenmont → Silver Spring station ⓘ

Shepherd Park → nearPublicTransit → Silver Spring Metro station (Red Line) ⓘ