BMT lines
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BMT lines are a group of New York City Subway routes that originated with the former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation and primarily serve Brooklyn and Manhattan.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BMT lines canonical | 5 |
| B D F M subway lines | 1 |
| BMT elevated services | 1 |
| BMT elevated system | 1 |
| BMT trains | 1 |
| BMT trunk lines | 1 |
| Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation lines | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former private transit division
ⓘ
group of New York City Subway services ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
IRT (A Division) lines
ⓘ
surface form:
IRT lines
|
| fareControlChange | brought under city ownership in 1940 ⓘ |
| hasBrooklynTrunk |
BMT Brighton Line
ⓘ
BMT Canarsie Line ⓘ BMT Culver Line (historical BMT operation) ⓘ
surface form:
BMT Culver Line (historical BMT portion)
BMT Fourth Avenue Line ⓘ BMT Jamaica Line ⓘ BMT Myrtle Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line (remaining elevated segment)
BMT Sea Beach Line ⓘ BMT West End Line ⓘ |
| hasMainManhattanTrunk |
BMT Broadway Line
ⓘ
BMT Nassau Street Line ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation ⓘ |
| hasQueensTrunk |
BMT 60th Street Tunnel Connection
ⓘ
BMT 63rd Street Line connection ⓘ BMT Astoria Line ⓘ |
| hasSignColor |
bright orange for BMT Brighton via Sixth Avenue (B, Q variants historically)
ⓘ
brown for Nassau Street services historically ⓘ orange for Sixth Avenue services on former BMT routes ⓘ yellow for Broadway services ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
ⓘ
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation ⓘ |
| includesFormerService |
BMT 1 (Brighton Local) historical designation
ⓘ
BMT 14 (Canarsie Line) historical designation ⓘ BMT 15 (Fourth Avenue Local) historical designation ⓘ BMT 16 (Nassau Street Local) historical designation ⓘ BMT 2 (Brighton Express) historical designation ⓘ BMT 20 (Nassau Street Express) historical designation ⓘ BMT 2X (Brighton Express variant) historical designation ⓘ BMT 3 (West End Local) historical designation ⓘ BMT 4 (West End Express) historical designation ⓘ BMT 5 (Sea Beach Express) historical designation ⓘ |
| includesService |
Sixth Avenue express service
ⓘ
surface form:
B (Sixth Avenue Express)
D (Sixth Avenue Express) on former BMT routes ⓘ BMT Culver Line (historical BMT operation) ⓘ
surface form:
F (Culver Line segment historically BMT)
J (New York City Subway service) ⓘ
surface form:
J (Nassau Street Local)
M (Sixth Avenue Local) on former BMT routes ⓘ N Broadway Express ⓘ
surface form:
N (Broadway Express)
Second Avenue–Broadway Express ⓘ
surface form:
Q (Second Avenue/Broadway Express)
R (New York City Subway service) ⓘ
surface form:
R (Broadway Local)
W (Broadway Local) on weekdays ⓘ Z (Nassau Street Express) during rush hours ⓘ |
| integratedInto | unified New York City Subway system in 1940 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| previouslyUsedNumberDesignationsUntil | 1967 ⓘ |
| servesBorough |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| sharesDivisionWith | IND lines ⓘ |
| usesCarLength | 60-foot or 75-foot cars ⓘ |
| usesCarWidth | 10-foot-wide cars ⓘ |
| usesDivision | B Division ⓘ |
| usesLetterDesignationsSince | 1967 ⓘ |
| usesPowerSupply | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| usesRollingStockType | B Division rolling stock ⓘ |
| usesTrackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation lines
this entity surface form:
BMT trunk lines
this entity surface form:
BMT trains
this entity surface form:
BMT elevated system
this entity surface form:
BMT elevated services
this entity surface form:
B D F M subway lines