A Division (New York City Subway)

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The A Division of the New York City Subway is the group of numbered subway lines originally built to smaller IRT specifications, encompassing routes such as those on the West Side of Manhattan.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf division of the New York City Subway
rapid transit division
alsoKnownAs IRT Division
builtToSpecificationOf Interborough Rapid Transit Company
carLength 51 feet
approximately 51 feet
carWidth approximately 8.6 feet
compatibleWith IRT loading gauge
country United States
hasFareControlSystem MetroCard
OMNY
hasInfrastructureType elevated lines
open-cut lines
underground lines
hasLoadingGauge smaller than B Division loading gauge
hasNotableCorridor IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
IRT Flushing Line
linked to: Flushing Line

IRT Lexington Avenue Line
hasPlatformLengthStandard IRT-standard platform length
hasRollingStockFamily R142 subway car
linked to: R142 subway cars

R142A subway car
linked to: R142A subway cars

R188 subway car
linked to: R188 subway cars

R62 subway car
R62A subway car
linked to: R62A subway cars
hasServicePattern express services
local services
hasSignalSystem wayside block signals
historicallyOriginatedAs Interborough Rapid Transit Company system
includesService 1 (New York City Subway service)
2 (New York City Subway service)
3 (New York City Subway service)
4 (New York City Subway service)
42nd Street Shuttle (New York City Subway service)
linked to: 42nd Street Shuttle

5 (New York City Subway service)
6 (New York City Subway service)
7 (New York City Subway service)
locatedIn New York City
New York State
notCompatibleWith B Division rolling stock
operatedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
partOf New York City Subway
servesBorough Bronx
linked to: The Bronx

Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
trackGauge standard gauge
usesCarProfile narrow IRT car profile
usesLineDesignationType numbered lines
usesSignageColorScheme route-colored bullets with white numbers
usesTrainControl automatic train operation on 7 service (CBTC)

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Referenced by (17)

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

IRT West Side Lines partOf A Division (New York City Subway)
Brooklyn IRT lines partOfDivision A Division (IRT)
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line partOf A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
B Division (New York City Subway) contrastsWith A Division (New York City Subway)
23rd Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) isPartOf A Division (IRT) of New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
96th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) partOf A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
Third Avenue–149th Street partOf A Division (IRT)
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
Lexington Avenue–Eastern Parkway corridor isSubnetworkOf A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
New York City Transit rail yard network serves A Division (IRT) lines
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) partOf IRT division of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
238th Street partOf A Division (IRT)
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
New York City Subway rolling stock usedOn A Division (IRT) lines
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
28th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) isPartOf A Division (New York City Subway)
90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue partOf A Division (IRT)
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
Houston Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) partOf A Division (New York City Subway)
Clark Street Tunnel partOfNetwork A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)
Central Park North–110th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) isPartOfNetwork A Division (IRT) of the New York City Subway
linked to: A Division (New York City Subway)