IRT East Side Lines

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The IRT East Side Lines are a set of New York City Subway routes running along Manhattan’s East Side, primarily serving the Lexington Avenue corridor in the A Division (former IRT system).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line grouping
rapid transit line
boroughFocus East Side of Manhattan
connectsTo New York City Subway Line 4
surface form: Bronx IRT lines

Brooklyn IRT lines
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentOperator New York City Transit Authority
division A Division
electrification 600 V DC third rail
fareControl free transfers within system
fareSystem Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare system
formerOperator Interborough Rapid Transit Company
hasStationArea Lower Manhattan
surface form: Downtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan
Upper East Side
historicalPredecessor original IRT subway
includesServicePattern Lexington Avenue Express (5)
surface form: Lexington Avenue Express

Lexington Avenue Local
interchangesWith BMT Broadway Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
IND Sixth Avenue Line
IRT West Side Lines
loadingGauge A Division small-profile
locatedIn Manhattan
notableCharacteristic only A Division trunk line on Manhattan’s East Side
offPeakService local service along Lexington Avenue
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf A Division
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
surface form: Interborough Rapid Transit Company system
peakDirectionService express service in peak periods
primaryManhattanTrunk Lexington Avenue Line
surface form: IRT Lexington Avenue Line
runsAlong Lexington Avenue NERFINISHED
safetySystem automatic train stop (ATS) on some segments
wayside signals
servesBorough Manhattan
servesCorridor Lexington Avenue
surface form: Lexington Avenue corridor
servesRoute New York City Subway Line 4
surface form: 4 (Lexington Avenue Express)

Lexington Avenue Express (5)
surface form: 5 (Lexington Avenue Express)

New York City Subway 6 line
surface form: 6 (Lexington Avenue Local)

Lexington Avenue Express (5)
surface form: <6> (Pelham Express)
serviceType express
local
system New York City Subway
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock A Division rolling stock
usesSignageColor dark green

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6 train networkSection IRT East Side Lines