Manhattan Railway elevated lines
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The Manhattan Railway elevated lines were a network of elevated rapid transit railways in Manhattan that formed a key part of New York City's early mass transit system before the expansion of the subway.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Railway elevated lines canonical | 1 |
| Manhattan elevated lines | 1 |
| New York City elevated railway system | 1 |
| New York elevated railways | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway network
ⓘ
public transport infrastructure ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bronx elevated lines
ⓘ
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn elevated lines
|
| constructionStart | 1870s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail electrification ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare ⓘ |
| finalClosure | 1950s ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
first rapid transit system in Manhattan
ⓘ
precursor to the New York City Subway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled north–south commuting in Manhattan
ⓘ
spurred urban development along Manhattan avenues ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | steel elevated structure ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| legacy | influenced alignment of later subway lines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| mainLine |
Ninth Avenue Line
ⓘ
Second Avenue Line ⓘ Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ Third Avenue Line ⓘ |
| notableClosure | closure of Third Avenue El in Manhattan in 1955 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| openingPeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
| operatedInArea |
borough of Manhattan
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of Manhattan
|
| operator | Manhattan Railway Company ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private companies ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City Subway
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City elevated railway system
New York City mass transit system ⓘ |
| peakEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
steam locomotive ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | competition from subways ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | construction of underground subways ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | franchises granted by City of New York ⓘ |
| rightOfWay | elevated over public streets ⓘ |
| servedBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| servedCity | New York City ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportType | rapid transit ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York City elevated railway system
this entity surface form:
Manhattan elevated lines
this entity surface form:
New York elevated railways