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.

Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport → partOf → New York City Subway ⓘ

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street → partOf → New York City Subway ⓘ

215th Street (1 line) → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: 215th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

Jamaica Station → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City public transit system

Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

Myrtle Avenue Line → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: MTA New York City Subway network

Queens Plaza → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

S → partOfNetwork → New York City Subway ⓘ

161st Street–Yankee Stadium station → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

7th Avenue (53rd Street Line) → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Court Square–23rd Street → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Dyckman Street (A line) → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Fifth Avenue–53rd Street → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Fulton Street station → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line) → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Times Square–42nd Street subway station → partOfSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

Kips Bay → publicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts → publicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

Park Slope → publicTransit → New York City Subway ⓘ

2006 New York International Auto Show → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Brooklyn Museum → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Carnegie Hall → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Crotona Park → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Delacorte Theater → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Subway (nearby stations)

Hunter College → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

New York City Center → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Union Square Park → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

West 33rd Street → publicTransitAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

Herald Square → publicTransitHubFor → New York City Subway ⓘ

Metropolitan Opera House → publicTransitSystem → New York City Subway ⓘ

West 32nd Street → publicTransportAccess → New York City Subway ⓘ

59th Street → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Forest Hills → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Gramercy → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Howard Beach → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Hunts Point → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Jamaica, Queens → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Lower Manhattan → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Manhattan Island and Long Island → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

subject surface form: Manhattan Island

Midtown → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: New York City Subway A line

Rockaway Peninsula → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Sutton Place → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Upper Manhattan → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Upper West Side → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

West 34th Street → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Williamsburg → servedBy → New York City Subway ⓘ

Bronx–Manhattan–Brooklyn corridor → servedBySystem → New York City Subway ⓘ