IRT (A Division) lines

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IRT (A Division) lines are the narrower, original New York City Subway routes built to Interborough Rapid Transit specifications, requiring smaller-profile trains than those used on the B Division.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
IRT lines 3
A Division IRT lines 1
IRT (A Division) lines canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway division
rapid transit line group
alsoKnownAs A Division
IRT division
builtToSpecificationOf Interborough Rapid Transit Company
cannotShareTrainsWith B Division lines
fareControlledBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
hasAbbreviation IRT
hasDivisionCode A Division
hasElectrification 600 V DC third rail
hasInfrastructureType elevated
open-cut
underground
hasLoadingGauge smaller than B Division
hasOriginalOperatorRole first subway operator in New York City
hasOriginalSegment City Hall–145th Street line
hasOriginalTerminal City Hall station
hasPlatformCompatibility only with A Division rolling stock
hasService 1 train
2 train
3 train
4 train
42nd Street Shuttle
5 train
6 train
7 train
S (42nd Street Shuttle)
hasTrackGauge standard gauge
historicallyOperatedBy Interborough Rapid Transit Company
integratedInto unified New York City Subway system
locatedIn State of New York
linked to: New York State
opened 1904
operatedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
partOf New York City Subway
servesBorough Bronx
linked to: The Bronx

Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
servesCity New York City
usesCarLength 51-foot cars
shorter cars than B Division
usesCarWidth narrower cars than B Division
usesFareSystem MetroCard
OMNY contactless payment system
linked to: OMNY
usesRollingStockProfile narrower car profile
usesRollingStockType A Division rolling stock
usesServiceDesignation numbers and shuttle designations
usesSignageColorScheme numbered services

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

B Division subway cars cannotOperateOn IRT (A Division) lines
BMT lines differentFrom IRT lines
linked to: IRT (A Division) lines
Dual System of Rapid Transit appliesToTransportationSystem IRT lines
linked to: IRT (A Division) lines
Kawasaki R142/R142A/R188 family designedFor A Division IRT lines
linked to: IRT (A Division) lines
Interborough Rapid Transit legacy lines alsoKnownAs IRT lines
linked to: IRT (A Division) lines
168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station railwaySystem IRT elevated lines
linked to: IRT (A Division) lines