Interborough Rapid Transit Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transportation_services
gptkbp:annual_ridership millions annually
gptkbp:closure_type 1940 due to financial issues
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:construction_method cut-and-cover
gptkbp:defunct gptkb:1940
gptkbp:economic_development gptkb:significant
gptkbp:expansion throughout the 20th century
gptkbp:founded 1902
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered urban transit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Interborough Rapid Transit Company
gptkbp:influenced transit policy
gptkbp:infrastructure subway stations
gptkbp:investment $35 million
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:William_Barclay_Parsons
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern transit systems
gptkbp:line gptkb:IRT_Broadway-Seventh_Avenue_Line
gptkb:IRT_Flushing_Line
gptkb:Manhattan_Line
gptkb:IRT_1_Line
gptkb:IRT_2_Line
gptkb:IRT_3_Line
gptkb:IRT_4_Line
gptkb:IRT_6_Line
gptkb:IRT_7_Line
gptkb:IRT_Bronx_Line
gptkb:IRT_East_Side_Access
gptkb:IRT_White_Plains_Road_Line
gptkb:IRT_Pelham_Line
gptkb:IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line
IRT 42nd Street Shuttle
IRT 5 Line
gptkbp:merged_with gptkb:Brooklyn-Manhattan_Transit_Corporation
gptkbp:notable_for first underground subway in New York City
gptkbp:operates_in subway services
gptkbp:operational_period 1902 to 1940
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:originally_operated IRT subway lines
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Interborough_Rapid_Transit_Corporation
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:New_York_City_subway_system
gptkbp:passenger_capacity October 27, 1904
gptkbp:provided commuter services
gptkbp:revenue fares
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:service_frequency high
gptkbp:successor gptkb:New_York_City_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:technology electric traction
gptkbp:train_types heavy rail
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ninth_Avenue_El
gptkb:Battery_Maritime_Building
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5