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 6