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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Label Occurrences
IRT East Side Lines canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line grouping
rapid transit line
boroughFocus East Side of Manhattan
connectsTo Bronx IRT lines
Brooklyn IRT lines
country 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 Downtown Manhattan
linked to: Lower Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan
Upper East Side
historicalPredecessor original IRT subway
includesServicePattern 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 system
peakDirectionService express service in peak periods
primaryManhattanTrunk IRT Lexington Avenue Line
runsAlong Lexington Avenue
safetySystem automatic train stop (ATS) on some segments
wayside signals
servesBorough Manhattan
servesCorridor Lexington Avenue corridor
linked to: Lexington Avenue
servesRoute 4 (Lexington Avenue Express)
5 (Lexington Avenue Express)
6 (Lexington Avenue Local)
<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