Downtown (NYC Subway Direction)
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Downtown (NYC Subway Direction) refers to New York City Subway trains traveling toward Lower Manhattan or, in the outer boroughs, generally toward Manhattan or the city center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Downtown (NYC Subway Direction) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway terminology
ⓘ
transit direction term ⓘ |
| announcedAs |
“downtown” in on-board train announcements
ⓘ
“downtown” in station public address announcements ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
MTA digital apps and trip planners
ⓘ
MTA service change notices ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
Brooklyn ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| category |
New York City transportation culture
ⓘ
public transit jargon ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Uptown
ⓘ
surface form:
Uptown (NYC Subway Direction)
|
| directionRelativeToManhattan |
away from Uptown and Midtown Manhattan
ⓘ
toward south in Manhattan street grid ⓘ |
| governingAgency |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| hasAmbiguity | meaning can vary slightly by borough and line ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | development of Lower Manhattan as primary business district ⓘ |
| indicatedOn |
MTA maps and wayfinding materials
ⓘ
subway car destination signs ⓘ subway platform signage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| outerBoroughMeaning |
toward Manhattan
ⓘ
toward the city center as defined by Manhattan ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
Uptown (NYC Subway Direction) in announcements
ⓘ
Uptown (NYC Subway Direction) on platform signs ⓘ |
| refersTo |
trains traveling toward Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
trains traveling toward Manhattan from outer boroughs ⓘ trains traveling toward the city center in the New York City Subway context ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Manhattan-bound direction
ⓘ
city center-bound direction ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
local commuters in New York City
ⓘ
tourists navigating New York City Subway ⓘ |
| scope | New York City Subway only, not a universal geographic term ⓘ |
| semanticOppositeOf |
Uptown
ⓘ
surface form:
Uptown (NYC Subway Direction)
|
| typicalEndpointArea |
Bowling Green
ⓘ
surface form:
Bowling Green area
Lower Manhattan ⓘ
surface form:
Financial District, Manhattan
Lower Manhattan ⓘ South Ferry ⓘ
surface form:
South Ferry area
World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center area
|
| usedBy |
MTA staff and announcements
ⓘ
subway riders in New York City ⓘ |
| usedFor |
describing train service patterns
ⓘ
distinguishing track and platform sides ⓘ wayfinding in subway stations ⓘ |
| usedInSystem | New York City Subway ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Uptown (NYC Subway Direction)