West Side Line
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The West Side Line is a historic freight and passenger rail line on Manhattan’s west side that once served New York’s industrial waterfront and later became partly repurposed as the High Line park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Side Line canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail line
ⓘ
passenger rail line ⓘ rail line ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
urban redevelopment
ⓘ
waterfront industry ⓘ |
| boroughServed | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
Freight rail transportation in New York City
ⓘ
Historic rail lines in the United States ⓘ Rail infrastructure in Manhattan ⓘ |
| cityServed | New York City ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | industrial era of Manhattan’s west side ⓘ |
| follows |
Hudson River waterfront
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River shoreline
|
| hasSection |
High Line
ⓘ
surface form:
High Line viaduct
street‑level trackage (historical) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic rail line ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
serving piers and docks
ⓘ
serving warehouses and factories ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf |
High Line
ⓘ
surface form:
High Line elevated park
|
| location |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ West Side of Manhattan ⓘ |
| notableFeature | elevated railway segment now known as the High Line ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
freight service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| partiallyRepurposedAs |
High Line
ⓘ
High Line ⓘ
surface form:
High Line park
|
| partOf |
New York City metropolitan area commuter rail network
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City rail network
|
| passesNear | Hudson River waterfront ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Chelsea
ⓘ
Hell's Kitchen ⓘ
surface form:
Hell’s Kitchen
Meatpacking District ⓘ |
| served | New York’s industrial waterfront ⓘ |
| status |
partly abandoned
ⓘ
partly active ⓘ partly converted to park ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.