Dyre Avenue Line

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The Dyre Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in the Bronx operated by the IRT division, primarily serving the 5 train along a former New York, Westchester and Boston Railway right-of-way.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line
rapid transit line
acquiredByCityOfNewYork 1940s
borough The Bronx
boroughServed The Bronx
character elevated and open-cut
city New York City
connectsWithLineAt White Plains Road Line
surface form: "White Plains Road Line at East 180th Street"
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
depotAccess East 180th Street Yard
division IRT
electrification third rail 600 V DC
fareControlIntegration part of unified New York City Subway fare system
formerOwner New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
hasConnection White Plains Road Line
surface form: "White Plains Road Line at East 180th Street interlocking"
hasStation Baychester Avenue
East 180th Street
Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
Gun Hill Road (Dyre Avenue Line)
Morris Park
surface form: "Morris Park (Dyre Avenue Line)"

Pelham Parkway (Dyre Avenue Line)
historicalUse former commuter railroad route
integrationWithIRTCompleted 1957
lineColorOnMap green (via 5 service color)
locatedInState New York
numberOfTracks 2
openedAsRailway 1912
openedAsSubwayLine 1941
operator New York City Transit Authority
originalRailroadName New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
surface form: "New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Dyre Avenue branch"
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOfNetworkSection IRT East Bronx lines
primaryService 5 train
rollingStockType IRT A Division subway cars
serviceArea Baychester neighborhood
East Bronx
Eastchester, New York
surface form: "Eastchester neighborhood"

Morris Park
surface form: "Morris Park neighborhood"

Pelham Parkway area
servicePattern 2 train occasional service (reroutes and specials)
5 train full-time service
serviceType local
system New York City Subway
terminalStationNorth Eastchester–Dyre Avenue
terminalStationSouth East 180th Street
ticketing uses MetroCard and OMNY payment systems
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRightOfWayOf New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
surface form: "New York, Westchester and Boston Railway main line"

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

5 train bronxLine Dyre Avenue Line
this entity surface form: "IRT Dyre Avenue Line"
Lexington Avenue Line connectsTo Dyre Avenue Line
IRT Division hasMainTrunkLine Dyre Avenue Line
this entity surface form: "IRT Dyre Avenue Line"
Morris Park servedBySubwayLine Dyre Avenue Line
this entity surface form: "IRT Dyre Avenue Line"

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