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 (7)

Label	Occurrences
WMATA Metrobus routes canonical	4
WMATA Metrobus	1
WMATA Metrobus network	1
WMATA Metrobus system	1
Washington Metro bus routes	1
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus routes	1
Washington Metropolitan Area 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 ⓘ linked to: United States of America
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 system ⓘ linked to: WMATA Metrobus routes Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority transit services ⓘ
purpose	public transit ⓘ
serves	Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Suburban Maryland Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceArea	Arlington County, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Arlington County City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ City of Fairfax, Virginia ⓘ linked to: City of Fairfax City of Falls Church, Virginia ⓘ linked to: City of Falls Church District of Columbia ⓘ Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Montgomery County Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Prince George’s County, Maryland
serviceType	express bus service ⓘ limited-stop bus service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ priority bus corridors ⓘ
uses	public roads ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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 → Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus routes ⓘ