Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context)
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Zone 3 in the WMATA fare structure is a designated outer fare zone in the Washington Metro system used to determine distance-based fares for trips to and from stations such as Van Dorn Street.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5833762 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context) Context triple: [Van Dorn Street station, fareZone, Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context)]
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A.
flat fare (Washington Metro)
The flat fare in the Washington Metro is a simplified pricing system where riders pay a uniform fare regardless of travel distance or zones.
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B.
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides stations into concentric zones around Boston to determine commuter rail ticket and pass costs.
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C.
London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
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D.
Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
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E.
London fare zones
London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.
- 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: Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context) Target entity description: Zone 3 in the WMATA fare structure is a designated outer fare zone in the Washington Metro system used to determine distance-based fares for trips to and from stations such as Van Dorn Street.
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A.
flat fare (Washington Metro)
The flat fare in the Washington Metro is a simplified pricing system where riders pay a uniform fare regardless of travel distance or zones.
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B.
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides stations into concentric zones around Boston to determine commuter rail ticket and pass costs.
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C.
London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
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D.
Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
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E.
London fare zones
London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WMATA Metro fare zone
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transit fare zone ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Metrorail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fareBasis |
origin–destination distance
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station-to-station distance bands ⓘ |
| fareImpact | higher fares for longer-distance trips to and from outer stations ⓘ |
| fareType | distance-based fare ⓘ |
| fareZoneRelativePosition | outer zone relative to central Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Branch Avenue station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College Park–U of Md station NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunn Loring–Merrifield station NERFINISHED ⓘ East Falls Church station NERFINISHED ⓘ Forest Glen station NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Totten station NERFINISHED ⓘ Franconia–Springfield station NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenmont station NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenbelt station NERFINISHED ⓘ Grosvenor–Strathmore station NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntington station NERFINISHED ⓘ Largo Town Center station NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Boulevard station NERFINISHED ⓘ New Carrollton station NERFINISHED ⓘ NoMa–Gallaudet U station NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince George’s Plaza station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockville station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shady Grove station NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Spring station NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Avenue station NERFINISHED ⓘ Suitland station NERFINISHED ⓘ Takoma station NERFINISHED ⓘ Twinbrook station NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Dorn Street station NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station NERFINISHED ⓘ West Falls Church station NERFINISHED ⓘ West Hyattsville station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheaton station NERFINISHED ⓘ White Flint station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiehle–Reston East station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Washington Metro distance-based fare system
NERFINISHED
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority fare structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | outer fare zone ⓘ |
| usedBy | Washington Metro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calculating Metrorail fares
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determining off-peak fares ⓘ determining peak fares ⓘ determining senior and disabled fares ⓘ |
| usedSince | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zone 3 (WMATA fare structure context) Description of subject: Zone 3 in the WMATA fare structure is a designated outer fare zone in the Washington Metro system used to determine distance-based fares for trips to and from stations such as Van Dorn Street.
Referenced by (1)
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