Manhattan Railway Company
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The Manhattan Railway Company was a major transit operator in New York City that ran the elevated train lines in Manhattan before the development of the city’s subway system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Railway Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ transit company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to the modern New York City rapid transit system ⓘ |
| industry |
public transit
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| networkType | elevated urban rail network ⓘ |
| notableFor | operating Manhattan elevated lines before the subway era ⓘ |
| operated |
Manhattan elevated railway lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ elevated trains in Manhattan ⓘ |
| operatedBefore | New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Manhattan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalContext | pre-subway era transit in New York City ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City elevated railway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of transportation in New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | New York Elevated Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayType | elevated railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bronx County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major transit operator in New York City ⓘ |
| served |
commuters in Manhattan
ⓘ
commuters in The Bronx ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail within city
ⓘ
urban mass transit ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | elevated steel structures ⓘ |
| transportMode |
elevated railway
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.