Uptown
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Uptown refers to the northbound direction of travel on New York City’s numbered subway lines, including the 6 train, generally heading toward the northern parts of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Uptown (NYC Subway Direction) | 40 | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway terminology
→
Transit direction → |
| appliesPrimarilyToBorough |
Manhattan
→
the Bronx NERFINISHED → |
| appliesToLineType | numbered subway lines → |
| associatedWith |
northbound express service on numbered lines
→
northbound local service on numbered lines → |
| contrastsWith | Downtown (NYC Subway Direction) → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| displayedOn |
MTA service information materials
→
subway car destination signs → subway platform signs → |
| generalDirection | north → |
| geographicReference | relative to Manhattan street grid → |
| governingAgency |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
→
surface form:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
|
| includesLine |
1 train
→
2 train → 3 train → 4 train → 5 train → 6 train → 7 train → |
| language | English → |
| navigationRole | wayfinding term for subway passengers → |
| oppositeGeneralDirection | southbound → |
| refersTo | northbound direction of travel on NYC numbered subway lines → |
| region | New York City → |
| signageContext |
platform direction indicators
→
route maps and service notices → station entrance signs → |
| startingReferenceArea |
Lower Manhattan
→
surface form:
downtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan →
surface form:
midtown Manhattan
|
| transportMode | rapid transit → |
| typicalDestinationArea |
Upper Manhattan
→
surface form:
northern Manhattan
the Bronx NERFINISHED → |
| typicalUsageContext | announcements such as “Uptown 6 train” → |
| usedBy |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
→
New York City Transit Authority → subway riders in New York City → |
| usedInSystem | New York City Subway → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.