IRT Division

E1967

The IRT Division is one of the original operating divisions of the New York City Subway, historically derived from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and encompassing the system’s numbered subway lines.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
IRT Division canonical 25
A Division (IRT) 4
B Division 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway division
rapid transit division
derivedFrom Interborough Rapid Transit Company
hasAbbreviation IRT
linked to: IRT Division
hasCarLength 51 feet
hasCarWidth 8.6 feet
hasFareControlIntegrationSince 1940 city takeover of IRT
hasFormerOperator Interborough Rapid Transit Company
hasLine 1
2
3
4
42nd Street Shuttle
5
6
7
hasMainTrunkLine Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Dyre Avenue Line
Eastern Parkway Line
Flushing Line
Jerome Avenue Line
Lenox Avenue Line
Lexington Avenue Line
New Lots Line
Nostrand Avenue Line
Pelham Line
White Plains Road Line
hasNotableInterchange Fulton Street complex
Grand Central–42nd Street complex
Times Square–42nd Street complex
hasRollingStockWidth narrow
hasServiceArea Bronx
linked to: The Bronx

Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
hasServiceType express service
local service
hasShuttleLine 42nd Street Shuttle
hasSystem A Division
hasTrackGauge 4 ft 8.5 in
historicalPredecessor Interborough Rapid Transit Company
isOperatedBy New York City Transit Authority
isOriginalDivisionOf New York City Subway
isOwnedBy City of New York
linked to: New York City
isSmallerProfileThan B Division
linked to: IRT Division
operates numbered subway lines of the New York City Subway
partOf New York City Subway
sharesInfrastructureWith BMT Division
IND Division
usesLineDesignationType numbers
usesPowerSupply 600 V DC third rail

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York City Subway hasPart IRT Division
IRT Division isSmallerProfileThan B Division
linked to: IRT Division
IRT Division hasAbbreviation IRT
linked to: IRT Division
1 train division IRT Division
4 train division IRT Division
Lenox Avenue Line usesRollingStockFrom A Division (IRT)
linked to: IRT Division
Lexington Avenue Line division IRT Division
Pelham Line isSubnetworkOf IRT A Division network
linked to: IRT Division
Flushing Line division IRT Division
Jerome Avenue Line partOf A Division (IRT)
linked to: IRT Division
Nostrand Avenue Line partOf A Division (IRT)
linked to: IRT Division
S usesDivision IRT Division
BMT Division fareControlUnifiedWith IRT Division
BMT Division hasInterchangeWith IRT Division
Jerome Yard connectedTo IRT division
linked to: IRT Division
Woodlawn Yard servesDivision IRT Division
Livonia Yard servesDivision IRT Division
Mosholu Yard networkDivision IRT Division
IRT Flushing Line division IRT Division
New Lots Avenue usesRollingStockFrom A Division (IRT)
linked to: IRT Division
Rockaway Avenue division IRT Division
IND/BMT Division distinguishedFrom IRT Division
Pacific Street lineGroup IRT Division