New York City Subway

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metro system public transportation system rapid transit system

The New York City Subway is one of the world’s largest and busiest rapid transit systems, serving the five boroughs of New York City with extensive 24/7 underground and elevated rail service.

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Observed surface forms (24)

Surface form	Occurrences
MTA New York City Subway	3
BMT Division	2
New York City Subway A line	2
New York City Subway at Jamaica	2
New York City Subway numbered lines	2
New York City Subway services	2
New York City public transit system	2
Independent Subway System	1
Independent Subway System Division	1
MTA New York City Subway network	1
New York City Subway (at Grand Central)	1
New York City Subway (nearby stations)	1
New York City Subway (via connecting services)	1
New York City Subway 1 line	1
New York City Subway A Division	1
New York City Subway at Penn Station	1
New York City Subway at Woodside–61st Street	1
New York City Subway rapid transit network	1
New York City Subway shuttle	1
New York City Subway via Jamaica	1
New York City Transit subway stations	1
New York City subway	1
New York City subway via Grand Central Terminal	1
New York City subway via Penn Station	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metro system ⓘ public transportation system ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electrification	600 V DC third rail ⓘ
fareControl	turnstiles ⓘ
fareSystem	MetroCard ⓘ MetroCard ⓘ surface form: OMNY
hasFeature	elevated sections ⓘ express tracks ⓘ local tracks ⓘ underground sections ⓘ
hasLine	1 train ⓘ 2 train ⓘ 3 train ⓘ 4 train ⓘ 5 train ⓘ 6 train ⓘ 7 train ⓘ A train ⓘ B train ⓘ C train ⓘ D train ⓘ E train ⓘ F train ⓘ G train ⓘ J train ⓘ L train ⓘ M train ⓘ N train ⓘ Q train ⓘ R train ⓘ W train ⓘ J train ⓘ surface form: Z train
hasPart	New York City Subway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BMT Division IND Division ⓘ IRT Division ⓘ
hasStation	Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ surface form: 34th Street–Penn Station Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station ⓘ Fulton Street station ⓘ Grand Central–42nd Street station ⓘ Times Square ⓘ surface form: Times Square–42nd Street station
inception	1904-10-27 ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ
notableEvent	Hurricane Sandy service disruption 2012 ⓘ
openingDate	1904-10-27 ⓘ
operator	Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ surface form: MTA New York City Transit Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
owner	New York City ⓘ surface form: City of New York
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
safetyFeature	emergency intercoms on platforms ⓘ onboard emergency brake cords ⓘ
serves	Brooklyn ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ
servicePattern	24/7 service ⓘ
signageStandard	colored route bullets with letters and numbers ⓘ
trackGauge	1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ

Referenced by (248)

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

Marquis Theatre → accessibleBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Long Beach Branch → allowsTransfer → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway at Jamaica

IND Division → alsoKnownAs → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Subway System

MTA New York City Subway fare system → appliesTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

MetroCard → appliesTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

OMNY → appliesTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

Broadway Bridge → carries → New York City Subway ⓘ

Williamsburg Bridge → carries → New York City Subway ⓘ

L train → category → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway services

Q → category → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway services

John F. Kennedy International Airport → connectedTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

World Trade Center (reconstructed complex) → connectedTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

LIRR Atlantic Terminal service → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

LIRR Far Rockaway Branch → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway via Jamaica

Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City subway via Penn Station

Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City subway via Grand Central Terminal

Port Authority Bus Terminal → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

PABT → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Port Authority Bus Terminal

Q70 SBS → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

Staten Island Ferry terminals → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

Staten Island route → connectsTo → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Staten Island Route

this entity surface form: New York City subway

AirTrain JFK → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Atlantic Terminal → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

City Terminal Zone → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Harlem Line → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Hempstead Branch → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway at Jamaica

Hudson Line → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway (at Grand Central)

Long Island City station → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years) → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Long Island Rail Road

Long Island Rail Road → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

MTA New York City Bus → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Port Authority Trans-Hudson → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

Port Washington Branch → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway at Woodside–61st Street

Port Washington Branch → connectsWith → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway at Penn Station

IND Subway → divisionOf → New York City Subway ⓘ

South Ferry → fareControl → New York City Subway ⓘ

14th Street–Union Square → fareZone → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: MTA New York City Subway

Forest Hills–71st Avenue → fareZone → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: MTA New York City Subway

IND Division → fullName → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Subway System Division

MTA New York City Subway fare system → geographicScope → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Transit subway stations

Grand Central Terminal → hasConnection → New York City Subway ⓘ

New York City airport system → hasGroundTransportLinks → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway (via connecting services)

Downstate New York → hasMajorPublicTransitSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

City Hall Park → hasNearbyTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

New York City Subway → hasPart → New York City Subway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BMT Division

Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States → hasPublicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant

eastern Brooklyn → hasPublicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Brooklyn

Fordham neighborhood → hasPublicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Fordham (neighborhood)

Inwood neighborhood → hasPublicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Inwood

this entity surface form: New York City Subway A line