Second Avenue Subway (IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side)

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Second Avenue Subway (IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side) is a New York City Subway line serving Manhattan’s Upper East Side, designed to relieve congestion on the nearby Lexington Avenue Line with modern stations and improved transit access along Second Avenue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line
rapid transit line
accessibility ADA-compliant stations
borough Manhattan
city New York City
connectionStation 72nd Street (Second Avenue Subway)
86th Street (Second Avenue Subway)
96th Street (Second Avenue Subway)
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
connectsToLine BMT Broadway Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line via 63rd Street connection
constructionResumptionDecade 2000s
country United States
designFeature accessibility features
contemporary station architecture
escalators and elevators
extensive public art installations
modern stations
wide station platforms
division B Division
fareMedium MetroCard
OMNY
fareSystem Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare system
fundingSource MTA Capital Program
federal grants
hasArtProgram MTA Arts & Design installations
linked to: MTA Arts & Design
lineColor orange
locatedUnder Second Avenue
neighborhoodServed Upper East Side
nomenclature IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side
openingDate 2017-01-01
operator MTA New York City Transit
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
phase Phase 1
phase1TerminusNorth 96th Street
phase1TerminusSouth 72nd Street
plannedExtensionDirection north to East Harlem
south toward Lower Manhattan
planningStartDecade 1920s
powerSupply 750 V DC third rail
primaryPurpose improve transit access along Second Avenue
relieve congestion on Lexington Avenue Line
relievesLine IRT Lexington Avenue Line
rollingStockType B Division subway cars
servicePattern Broadway Express via Second Avenue Subway
services Q train
state New York
system New York City Subway
trackGauge standard gauge

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Second Avenue hasSubwayServiceNearby Second Avenue Subway (IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side)
Second Avenue Subway nomenclature IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side
linked to: Second Avenue Subway (IND/BMT line along Second Avenue on Upper East Side)