IRT elevated network
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The IRT elevated network was a system of elevated railway lines in New York City operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the dominance of the city’s subway system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway network
ⓘ
public transit system ⓘ |
| character | elevated ⓘ |
| connectedWith | IRT subway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareCollection | station ticket booths ⓘ |
| fareMedium | paper tickets ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hadStations | elevated railway stations ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key component of early 20th-century New York transit
ⓘ
precursor to the modern New York City Subway system ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | steel elevated structure ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early rapid transit system in New York City
ⓘ
forming the backbone of pre-subway rapid transit in Manhattan and the Bronx ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ |
| operator | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure |
elevated stations
ⓘ
elevated tracks ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City transit system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakUsage | commuter rush hours ⓘ |
| precededBy | Manhattan Railway elevated lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMode | rail ⓘ |
| railwayType |
elevated railway
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
New York City Subway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
underground rapid transit lines ⓘ |
| safetySystem | manual block signaling ⓘ |
| servedBorough |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedFunction |
commuter transport
ⓘ
urban mass transit ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
express service
ⓘ
local service ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration |
double track
ⓘ
multiple track ⓘ |
| traction | electric power ⓘ |
| usedRollingStock | electric multiple units ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.