R (New York City Subway service)

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The R (New York City Subway service) is a local rapid transit line in New York City that runs primarily along the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan and the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn, connecting Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway service
rapid transit line
accessibility varies by station
boroughServed Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
color yellow
connectsBoroughs Manhattan–Brooklyn
Queens–Brooklyn
Queens–Manhattan
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
division BMT Division
fareMedium MetroCard
OMNY
fareSystem MTA New York City Subway fare system
formerDesignation RR
hasRouteIdentifier R
introducedAsLetterService 1967
letter R
lineLetterColorStandard MTA color-coding for BMT Broadway services
managedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
namedAfter BMT Fourth Avenue Line
surface form: "BMT Fourth Avenue Line (historical association)"
notableBrooklynTrunk Fourth Avenue Line
surface form: "Fourth Avenue Line local tracks"
notableManhattanTrunk BMT Broadway Line
surface form: "Broadway Line local tracks"
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
owner New York City
surface form: "City of New York"
poweredBy third rail
predecessorService BMT 2 (Fourth Avenue Local)
surface form: "RR (Broadway–Fourth Avenue Local)"
primaryRoute BMT Broadway Line
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
rollingStockType B Division subway cars
surface form: "B Division cars"
routeFamily BMT 2 (Fourth Avenue Local)
surface form: "BMT Broadway–Fourth Avenue Local"
serviceArea New York City
serviceClass local only
servicePattern local
serviceType 24-hour service
system New York City Subway
trackGauge standard gauge
trunkColorFamily BMT Broadway Line
surface form: "Broadway Line (yellow trunk)"
usesRollingStock R160 subway cars
surface form: "R160 subway car"

R46 subway cars
surface form: "R46 subway car"
weekdayServicePattern local in Brooklyn
local in Manhattan
local in Queens

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BMT Division hasService R (New York City Subway service)
E sharesTrackageWith R (New York City Subway service)
subject surface form: "E (New York City Subway service)"
Green-Wood Cemetery transportAccess R (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form: "New York City Subway R train"

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