King County Metro services
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King County Metro services are the primary public bus and transit routes operating throughout King County, Washington, including connections to major hubs like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909462 — 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)
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Target entity: King County Metro services Context triple: [International District/Chinatown Station, connectsTo, King County Metro services]
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A.
Sound Transit
Sound Transit is the regional public transit agency that plans, builds, and operates light rail, commuter rail, and express bus services in the greater Puget Sound area of Washington State.
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B.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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C.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
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D.
Sound Transit Link light rail
Sound Transit Link light rail is a regional rapid transit system serving Seattle and surrounding communities with frequent, high-capacity train service.
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E.
Portland METRO bus system
The Portland METRO bus system is the primary public transit network serving the Greater Portland, Maine area, providing fixed-route bus service connecting downtown, surrounding neighborhoods, and nearby communities.
- 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: King County Metro services Target entity description: King County Metro services are the primary public bus and transit routes operating throughout King County, Washington, including connections to major hubs like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle.
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A.
Sound Transit
Sound Transit is the regional public transit agency that plans, builds, and operates light rail, commuter rail, and express bus services in the greater Puget Sound area of Washington State.
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B.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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C.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
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D.
Sound Transit Link light rail
Sound Transit Link light rail is a regional rapid transit system serving Seattle and surrounding communities with frequent, high-capacity train service.
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E.
Portland METRO bus system
The Portland METRO bus system is the primary public transit network serving the Greater Portland, Maine area, providing fixed-route bus service connecting downtown, surrounding neighborhoods, and nearby communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus transit operator
ⓘ
public transit agency ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Link light rail
ⓘ
Seattle Center Monorail ⓘ Seattle Streetcar ⓘ Sound Transit ⓘ Sounder commuter rail ⓘ Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareSystem |
ORCA card
ⓘ
mobile ticketing app ⓘ |
| hasPart |
King County Metro services
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
King County Metro DART service
King County Metro services self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
King County Metro Vanpool program
Metro Access paratransit service ⓘ RapidRide ⓘ
surface form:
RapidRide bus rapid transit network
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| hasServiceAreaCharacteristic |
coverage of suburban and rural areas in King County
ⓘ
focus on frequent urban corridors ⓘ integrated with regional transit network ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| industry | public transportation ⓘ |
| officialName |
King County Metro services
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King County Metro Transit
|
| operatesInAdministrativeTerritory |
King County
ⓘ
surface form:
King County, Washington
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| operator | King County Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | King County Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Metropolitan Transit Corporation
ⓘ
Seattle Transit System ⓘ |
| primaryTransitHub |
Bellevue Transit Center
ⓘ
downtown Seattle ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Seattle
International District/Chinatown Station (Link light rail) ⓘ
surface form:
International District/Chinatown Station
Northgate Transit Center ⓘ SeaTac ⓘ
surface form:
SeaTac/Airport area
University District ⓘ |
| regionServed | Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| serves |
Auburn, Washington
ⓘ
Bellevue ⓘ
surface form:
Bellevue, Washington
Burien, Washington ⓘ Federal Way, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Way, Washington
Issaquah, Washington ⓘ Kent, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Kent, Washington
Kirkland, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Kirkland, Washington
North Bend, Washington ⓘ Redmond, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Redmond, Washington
Renton, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Renton, Washington
SeaTac ⓘ
surface form:
SeaTac, Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
Shoreline, Washington ⓘ Tukwila ⓘ
surface form:
Tukwila, Washington
Vashon Island ⓘ
surface form:
Vashon Island, Washington
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| serviceType |
bus rapid transit
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commuter bus service ⓘ demand-responsive transport ⓘ express bus service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ paratransit service ⓘ trolleybus service ⓘ vanpool service ⓘ water taxi feeder service ⓘ |
| shortName | King County Metro ⓘ |
| website | https://kingcounty.gov/metro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King County Metro services Description of subject: King County Metro services are the primary public bus and transit routes operating throughout King County, Washington, including connections to major hubs like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International District/Chinatown Station (Link light rail)
→
connectsTo
→
King County Metro services
ⓘ
subject surface form:
International District/Chinatown Station
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
subject surface form:
Auburn, Washington
this entity surface form:
King County Metro Transit
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus system
subject surface form:
Queen Anne (Seattle neighborhood)
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro rideshare services
this entity surface form:
King County Metro transit network
this entity surface form:
King County Metro transit network
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus network
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus services
this entity surface form:
King County Metro Transit
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus network
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus system
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
subject surface form:
King County Metro
this entity surface form:
King County Metro Vanpool program
subject surface form:
King County Metro
this entity surface form:
King County Metro DART service
subject surface form:
King County Metro
this entity surface form:
King County Metro Transit
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus routes
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus network
this entity surface form:
King County Metro Transit
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus routes
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus services
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro buses
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service
this entity surface form:
King County Metro bus service