Union Station (Washington Metro)

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Washington Metro station rapid transit station underground railway station

Union Station is a major Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., serving as a key transit hub connected to the historic Union Station rail terminal and multiple local and regional transportation services.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)	17
Washington Union Station	10
Union Station (Washington Metro) canonical	1
Union Station Bus Terminal (via Union Station complex)	1
Union Station Metro station	1
Union Station Washington, D.C.	1
Washington Metro at Union Station	1
Washington Metro at Washington Union Station	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217889 — 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: Union Station (Washington Metro)
Context triple: [Red Line (Washington Metro), hasStation, Union Station (Washington Metro)]

A. L'Enfant Plaza station
L'Enfant Plaza station is a major Washington Metro transfer hub in downtown Washington, D.C., serving multiple lines and providing access to nearby federal offices and the National Mall.
B. Crystal City station (Washington Metro)
Crystal City station (Washington Metro) is an underground rapid transit station in Arlington, Virginia, serving the Blue and Yellow Lines and providing access to the Crystal City business district near Reagan National Airport.
C. Farragut West station
Farragut West station is a Washington Metro rapid transit station serving downtown Washington, D.C., near Farragut Square.
D. Foggy Bottom–GWU station
Foggy Bottom–GWU station is a Washington, D.C. Metrorail station on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines serving the George Washington University campus and nearby landmarks including the Kennedy Center.
E. Dupont Circle station
Dupont Circle station is a Washington, D.C. Metro station on the Red Line serving the Dupont Circle neighborhood and nearby areas such as Kalorama.
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: Union Station (Washington Metro)
Target entity description: Union Station is a major Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., serving as a key transit hub connected to the historic Union Station rail terminal and multiple local and regional transportation services.

A. L'Enfant Plaza station
L'Enfant Plaza station is a major Washington Metro transfer hub in downtown Washington, D.C., serving multiple lines and providing access to nearby federal offices and the National Mall.
B. Crystal City station (Washington Metro)
Crystal City station (Washington Metro) is an underground rapid transit station in Arlington, Virginia, serving the Blue and Yellow Lines and providing access to the Crystal City business district near Reagan National Airport.
C. Farragut West station
Farragut West station is a Washington Metro rapid transit station serving downtown Washington, D.C., near Farragut Square.
D. Foggy Bottom–GWU station
Foggy Bottom–GWU station is a Washington, D.C. Metrorail station on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines serving the George Washington University campus and nearby landmarks including the Kennedy Center.
E. Dupont Circle station
Dupont Circle station is a Washington, D.C. Metro station on the Red Line serving the Dupont Circle neighborhood and nearby areas such as Kalorama.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Washington Metro station ⓘ rapid transit station ⓘ underground railway station ⓘ
accessible	yes ⓘ
adjacentTo	Union Station rail terminal ⓘ linked to: Union Station
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
connectsTo	Maryland suburbs via Red Line ⓘ downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Downtown Washington, D.C. western Montgomery County via Red Line ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
electrification	third rail ⓘ
fareSystem	SmarTrip ⓘ
fareZone	1 ⓘ
hasBicycleFacilities	yes ⓘ
hasConnection	Amtrak ⓘ DC Circulator ⓘ linked to: DC Circulator bus system MARC Train ⓘ Metrobus ⓘ Union Station (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ linked to: Union Station (Washington Metro) Virginia Railway Express ⓘ intercity bus services ⓘ local bus services ⓘ street-level taxi services ⓘ
hasEntrance	First Street NE ⓘ Massachusetts Avenue NE vicinity ⓘ inside Union Station headhouse ⓘ
hasParkingNearby	yes ⓘ
hasService	all-day Red Line service ⓘ
isMajorTransferPoint	yes ⓘ
line	Red Line (Washington Metro) ⓘ linked to: Washington Metro Red Line
locatedIn	NoMa neighborhood ⓘ linked to: NoMa Northeast Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
numberOfPlatforms	1 ⓘ
numberOfTracks	2 ⓘ
opened	1976 ⓘ
openingDate	March 27, 1976 ⓘ
operatedBy	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ
ownedBy	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ
partOf	Washington Metro ⓘ
platformType	island platform ⓘ
role	intermodal transit center ⓘ regional transportation hub ⓘ
serves	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
stationCode	B35 ⓘ
structureType	underground ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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

Red Line (Washington Metro) → hasStation → Union Station (Washington Metro) ⓘ

subject linked to: Red Line

National Postal Museum → locatedNear → Union Station (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ