IND Subway
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IND Subway is the city-owned Independent Subway System in New York City, built in the early 20th century to compete with private transit operators and now forming a core part of the modern NYC Subway.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the New York City Subway
ⓘ
rapid transit system ⓘ subway system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IND ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IND Division
ⓘ
Independent Subway System (IND) ⓘ
surface form:
Independent City-Owned Subway System
|
| competedWith |
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1925 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | wider subway cars than IRT ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy | to avoid IRT and BMT trackage and franchises ⓘ |
| divisionOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareControl | unified city-operated system ⓘ |
| fareIntegration | unified with IRT and BMT after city takeover ⓘ |
| firstSectionOpened | September 10, 1932 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | City of New York capital budget ⓘ |
| governingBody | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| hasLine |
IND 63rd Street Line
ⓘ
Archer Avenue Line (Queens) ⓘ
surface form:
IND Archer Avenue Line
IND Concourse Line ⓘ IND Crosstown Line ⓘ IND Culver Line (subway portion) ⓘ
surface form:
IND Culver Line
Eighth Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Fulton Street Line (subway portion) ⓘ
surface form:
IND Fulton Street Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line ⓘ IND Rockaway Line (subway portion) ⓘ
surface form:
IND Rockaway Line
IND Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | consolidation with IRT and BMT in 1940s ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Independent Subway System (IND)
ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Subway System
|
| historicalStatus | one of three original NYC subway divisions ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | mostly underground with some elevated and open-cut sections ⓘ |
| integratedInto | unified New York City Subway system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| networkRole | forms core trunk lines of modern NYC Subway ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| openedLine |
Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan
ⓘ
surface form:
IND Eighth Avenue Line
|
| operator | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| ownerType | municipally owned ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| planningEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| powerSupply | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| purpose | competition with IRT and BMT private subway companies ⓘ |
| servicePattern | lettered services (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, etc.) ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStockType | IND/BMT large-profile subway cars ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.