Disambiguation evidence for Independent Subway System (IND) via surface form

"Independent Subway System"


As subject (48)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Independent Subway System".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs IND
alsoKnownAs Independent Subway System (IND)
surface form: Independent City-Owned Subway System
alsoKnownAs Independent Subway System (IND)
surface form: Independent Subway
beganOperation 1932
competedWith Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
surface form: Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
competedWith Interborough Rapid Transit Company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfMerger 1940
designCharacteristic IND-style tile and color-coded station design
designCharacteristic express and local tracks on many trunk lines
designCharacteristic wide station platforms
electrification third rail 600 V DC
fareControl flat fare system
governingBody Board of Transportation of the City of New York
hasDivisionCode IND
historicalRole third major component of the New York City Subway after IRT and BMT
inception 1925
instanceOf New York City Subway division
instanceOf municipal subway system
instanceOf rapid transit system
legacy many current lettered subway services use former IND lines
locatedIn New York City
locatedIn New York
surface form: New York State
mergedInto unified New York City Subway system
networkType heavy rail
networkType underground railway
notableLine IND Concourse Line
notableLine IND Crosstown Line
notableLine Eighth Avenue Line
surface form: IND Eighth Avenue Line
notableLine IND Queens Boulevard Line
notableLine IND Sixth Avenue Line
openedFirstLine 1932
openedFirstSection 1932-09-10
openedFirstSection Eighth Avenue Line
operator New York City
surface form: City of New York
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City Subway
purpose to compete with private IRT and BMT subways
purpose to replace private subway franchises with municipal operation
regulatoryChange enabled by 1920s New York City transit policy favoring municipal ownership
serviceArea Brooklyn
serviceArea Manhattan
serviceArea Queens
serviceArea The Bronx
servicePattern lettered route designations
status integrated into unified subway system
successor New York City Transit Authority
trackGauge standard gauge

As object (9)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Independent Subway System".

Eighth Avenue Line builtBy
"Independent Subway System"
IND fullName
"Independent Subway System"
IND Subway historicalName
"Independent Subway System"
IND Culver Line (subway portion) openedAsPartOf
"Independent Subway System"
Canal Street (Eighth Avenue Line) openedBy
"Independent Subway System"
Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan partOf
"Independent Subway System"
surface form: Eighth Avenue Line (IND)
IND Concourse Line partOf
"Independent Subway System"
IND Crosstown Line partOf
"Independent Subway System"
IND Fulton Street Line (subway portion) partOf
"Independent Subway System"