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Independent Subway System (IND)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Independent_Subway_System_(IND)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
subway system
gptkbp:abbreviation
IND
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Independent_City-Owned_Rapid_Transit_Railroad
IND
gptkbp:electrification
gptkb:third_rail
gptkbp:expansion
gptkb:Second_System_(never_built)
gptkbp:fareControl
turnstile
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
last major subway system built in NYC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Independent Subway System (IND)
gptkbp:integration
1940
gptkbp:line
gptkb:IND_Fulton_Street_Line
gptkb:IND_Rockaway_Line
gptkb:IND_Crosstown_Line
gptkb:IND_Culver_Line
gptkb:IND_Eighth_Avenue_Line
gptkb:IND_Queens_Boulevard_Line
gptkb:IND_Sixth_Avenue_Line
gptkb:IND_Concourse_Line
gptkbp:location
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:New_York_City_Subway
gptkbp:notableFeature
express tracks on major lines
full-length mezzanines at some stations
wider cars than IRT
gptkbp:opened
1932
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:City_of_New_York
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:New_York_City_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:predecessor
none (built by city)
gptkbp:purpose
compete with IRT and BMT
gptkbp:rollingStock
gptkb:R1-R9_subway_cars
gptkbp:servesBorough
gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:Queens
gptkb:The_Bronx
gptkbp:serviceType
rapid transit
gptkbp:status
defunct
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority_(MTA)
gptkbp:systemColor
purple (historical maps)
gptkbp:trackGauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:IND_Crosstown_Line
gptkb:IND_Eighth_Avenue_Line
gptkb:IND_Queens_Boulevard_Line
gptkb:IND_Sixth_Avenue_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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