IND system
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The IND system is a major division of the New York City Subway, originally built as the city-owned Independent Subway System and now encompassing numerous lines and services across the network.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of the New York City Subway
ⓘ
rapid transit system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designStandard |
longer platforms than IRT division
ⓘ
wider cars than IRT division ⓘ |
| divisionCode | IND ⓘ |
| electrification | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareControl | unified with IRT and BMT after 1940 ⓘ |
| firstSectionOpenedBetween | 193rd Street and Chambers Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Independent Subway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | built to compete with IRT and BMT ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | originally a separate system before unification ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| lineIncludes |
IND 63rd Street Line
NERFINISHED
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IND Archer Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Concourse Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Crosstown Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Culver Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Eighth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Fulton Street Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Queens Boulevard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Rockaway Line NERFINISHED ⓘ IND Sixth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
BMT system
ⓘ
IRT system ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| networkRole | forms the majority of lettered services in NYC Subway ⓘ |
| openedLine | IND Eighth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a city-owned alternative to private subway operators ⓘ |
| rollingStockCompatibleWith | BMT division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servicePatternIncludes |
A service
ⓘ
B service ⓘ C service ⓘ D service ⓘ E service ⓘ F service ⓘ G service ⓘ M service ⓘ some rush-hour variants and shuttles ⓘ |
| serviceType |
express service
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local service ⓘ |
| shortName | IND NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.