IND Division
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The IND Division is one of the major historical operating divisions of the New York City Subway, originally built as the city-owned Independent Subway System and now encompassing many of its lettered lines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IND Division canonical | 145 |
| B Division | 2 |
| IND division | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway division
ⓘ
historical transit operating division ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IND
ⓘ
IND Subway ⓘ New York City Subway ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Subway System
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designStandard | B Division car dimensions ⓘ |
| fareControl | integrated into unified fare system after 1940 ⓘ |
| fullName |
New York City Subway
ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Subway System Division
|
| fundingSource | City of New York capital funds ⓘ |
| hasService |
A train
ⓘ
B train ⓘ C train ⓘ D train ⓘ E train ⓘ F train ⓘ G train ⓘ M train ⓘ some portions of other lettered services via inter-division connections ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Independent Subway System (IND) ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose | to compete with IRT and BMT private subway companies ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | originally an independent city-owned subway system ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| includesLine |
IND Concourse Line
ⓘ
IND Crosstown Line ⓘ IND Culver Line (subway portion) ⓘ Eighth Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Fulton Street Line (subway portion) ⓘ IND Queens Boulevard Line ⓘ IND Rockaway Line (subway portion) ⓘ IND Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| mergedInto | unified New York City Subway system ⓘ |
| mergerCompleted | 1940 ⓘ |
| openedWith |
Eighth Avenue Line
ⓘ
Lenox Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Avenue Line (partial early segments)
|
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Transit Authority
|
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| platformLengthStandard | 600 feet (approximate, many stations) ⓘ |
| rollingStockType | B Division rolling stock ⓘ |
| servesBorough |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ The Bronx (via connections and shared trackage) ⓘ |
| serviceDesignationType | lettered lines ⓘ |
| servicePattern | primarily trunk-and-branch routes ⓘ |
| signalSystem | fixed-block wayside signals (historically) ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesLetteredServices | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (148)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
IND Sixth Avenue Line
subject surface form:
Eighth Avenue Line (IND)
this entity surface form:
IND division