Independent Subway System

Independent Subway System
A New York Transit Museum excursion train set of R1–9 fleet cars on the BMT Brighton Line
Overview
StatusIncorporated into the New York City Subway
OwnerCity of New York
Service
Operator(s)New York City Transit Authority
Depot(s)Concourse Yard, Jamaica Yard, Pitkin Yard, 207th Street Yard
Rolling stockR46, R68, R68A, R160, R179, R211
History
Opened1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Closed1940; 84 years ago (1940)
(acquisition by the NYC Board of Transportation)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
The sections of the IND and the date each was opened.

The Independent Subway System (IND; formerly the ISS[a]) was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway.[2] It was first constructed as the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan in 1932.[3] It was originally also known as the Independent City-Owned Subway System (ICOSS) or the Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (ICORTR).[1]

One of three subway networks that became part of the modern New York City Subway, the IND was intended to be fully owned and operated by the municipal government, in contrast to the privately operated or jointly funded Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) companies. It was merged with these two networks when the subway system was unified in 1940.[1]

The original IND services are the modern subway's A, B, C, D, E, F, and G services. In addition, the BMT's M and R use trackage that was originally built for the IND, while the Q uses the IND Second Avenue Line, which was built after the unification of the three systems. The Rockaway Park Shuttle supplements the A service. For operational purposes, the IND and BMT lines and services are referred to jointly as the B Division.[1]

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  2. ^ "About New York; Alphabet Soup: Telling an IRT From a BMT". The New York Times. June 30, 1990. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference chambers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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