B Division (New York City Subway)

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B Division (New York City Subway) is the portion of New York City's subway system that operates the wider, lettered routes—primarily in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens—using larger cars and distinct infrastructure from the numbered-line A Division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division of the New York City Subway
alsoKnownAs B Division
IND/BMT Division
cannotInteroperateWith A Division rolling stock
carLength 60-foot cars
75-foot cars
carWidth approximately 10 feet
contrastsWith A Division (New York City Subway)
country United States
electrification 600 V DC third rail
fareSystem integrated with A Division
hasDistinct tunnel and station dimensions from A Division
hasPlatformClearances designed for wider cars
hasRollingStockSeries R143 series
R160 series
R179 series
R211 series
R32 series (historical)
R46 series
R68 series
R68A series
linked to: R68A
hasService A service
B service
C service
D service
E service
F service
G service
J service
L service
M service
N service
Q service
R service
Shuttle services on B Division trackage
W service
Z service
hasYard Concourse Yard
Coney Island Yard
East New York Yard
Jamaica Yard
Pitkin Yard
historicallyComposedOf BMT Division
IND Division
infrastructureType separate from A Division infrastructure
locatedIn New York City
operator New York City Transit Authority
parentOrganization Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf New York City Subway
servesBorough Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
The Bronx
signalSystem communications-based train control on some lines
wayside block signals
trackGauge standard gauge
uses lettered services
longer subway cars
wider rolling stock

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

Broadway Line (Manhattan) partOf B Division (New York City Subway)
subject linked to: Broadway Line in Manhattan
Fourth Avenue Local partOfNetwork B Division of the New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
Montague Street Tunnel partOfNetwork B Division of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
BMT Astoria Line partOfNetwork B Division (New York City Subway)
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue partOf A Division (New York City Subway)
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
Q Broadway Express partOfNetwork B Division of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
B Division subway cars partOf B Division (New York City Subway)
Z train operates skip-stop with J train on portions of the line partOf B Division of the New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
V (Sixth Avenue Local) networkZone NYC Subway B Division
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
R-46 designedFor B Division of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
New York City Subway M line division B Division (IND/BMT)
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
Q (New York City Subway service) division B Division (New York City Subway)
subject linked to: New York City Subway Q line
S (Franklin Avenue Shuttle) isPartOf B Division (New York City Subway)
IND lines successorSystem B Division of the New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
New Technology Train usedOn B Division (IND/BMT) lines
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
Q (New York City Subway service) partOf B Division (New York City Subway)
Manhattan Bridge (B train) partOfNetwork B Division (lettered lines)
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
QJ train usedSystem B Division (New York City Subway)
Canarsie Line partOfNetwork B Division (New York City Subway)
New York City Transit rail yard network serves B Division (IND/BMT) lines
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
Delancey Street (BMT Nassau Street Line) system B Division (New York City Subway)
14th Street Tunnel partOfNetwork B Division (New York City Subway)
Canarsie Yard servesDivision B Division (IND/BMT) of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
R27 locatedInNetwork B Division (New York City Subway)
R10 series railwayNetwork NYC Subway B Division
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
R46 series designedFor B Division of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)
IRT Division (limited connections and yards only) interactsWith B Division of New York City Subway
linked to: B Division (New York City Subway)