Media in category "Views under elevated New York City Subway lines" The following 102 files are in this category, out of 102 total. A connection was also built to the Contract I Bronx line running to White Plains Road. 45st QueensPlaza.JPG 911 1,200; 567 KB. The "Brooklyn IRT" consists of several portions of subway and elevated line, built at different times. The IRT built, equipped, and operated the line under a lease from the city. This vintage map from 1904 shows the Manhattan-based IRT's subway lines, most of which are still in use today under different monikers. see more Popularity rank for the IRT initials by frequency of use: IRT #1 #4217 #12977. Nowhere on New York City subway maps or trains are the initials BMT, IRT or IND. The Subway arrived in Brooklyn under IRT Contract Two, running from Manhattan, through the Joralemon Street tunnel, to Borough Hall and on to Atlantic Avenue. NEW YORK'S FIRST SUBWAY LINE was a marvel in numerous aspects, and most certainly from an engineering and architectural point of view. The IRT Lexington Ave line is the only subway to serve the East Side of Manhattan and averages 1.3 million riders a day, more than the combined ridership of San Francisco and Bostons entire transit systems. Opening/Closing Dates. The IRT Dyre Avenue Line (formerly the IND Dyre AvenueEast 174th Street Line) is a New York City Subway rapid transit line, part of the A Division ().It is a branch of the IRT White Plains Road Line in the northeastern section of the Bronx, north of East 180th Street.As of 2013, it has a daily ridership of 34,802. After this station, the next stations will be This shows weekday service. 23rd Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Park Avenue South in Gramercy Park and Flatiron District, Manhattan.It is served by the 6 train. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was one of three major private transportation companies operating independently before they merged to become the City agency eventually known as the MTA in 1940. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) built and operated what today are the number lines (now called the A division of the subway). 7 train bridge over Sunnyside Yard.jpg 5,194 3,898; 4.32 MB. IRT's only line between Manhattan & Queens, and more than ten-cars [11]; started February 1920. Rogers, via Wikipedia. The IRT 7th Ave line is one-half of the original Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) subway which opened in 1904. Text Maps for Subway Lines; 6 Train (Lexington Avenue Local/Pelham Express) Line Map. With 22 stations on the line, four of them inside Manhattan including the Hudson Yards station (Opens in 2015). Whereas the IRT lines were originally equipped with cars that were 47 feet (14 m) long, the cars designed for the IRT subway measure 51.3 feet (15.6 m) long. New York City Subway Lines: IRT: Manhattan: 42nd St Shuttle Broadway-7th Av Lenox Av Lexington Av Bronx: Dyre Av Jerome Av Pelham White Plains Rd Brooklyn/Queens: Eastern Pkwy Flushing Nostrand Av Former: 2nd Av 3rd Av 6th Av 9th Av: BMT IRT stood for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company which operated all of the lines now called the IRT or 'A' Division of the NYCTA. Subway fleet carried R62A with LED lighting, red diamond is express & green circle is local. The IRT Fluhing Line is used by the 7 and 7X. The main exit and entrance points are listed for every station, but there may be additional exits that arent listed. IRT (Noun) The subway lines, collectively, formerly run by that company. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, had constructed the section of the line from Flushing, Queens, to The Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) subway opened in 1904. The map is intentionally distorted to highlight the subway lines, stations, and the connections between them. Because of this overcrowding is a major issue and has led to the construction of a new subway under 2nd Ave. The IRT subway was built and opened by 1920, and it is possible that with 1) the library still incomplete during subway construction, 2) the nearby Brooklyn Museum getting a station on the new line, and 3) the IRT line continuing along Eastern Parkway after Grand Army Plaza rather than Flatbush Avenue meant that nothing subway-related came of the space. August Belmont founded the IRT in 1902, though it was soon dubbed the Interborough Rattled Transit by riders frustrated by late and overcrowded trains. Running from 145th St/Broadway to Times Sq at 42nd St/Broadway the original subway swung east under 42nd St and then south at Park Ave to City Hall. 1:37. Media in category "IRT Flushing Line" The following 56 files are in this category, out of 56 total. 7 train facing south just west of QP.jpg 5,194 3,898; 3.42 MB. Browse more videos. The building is close to the lines of all three subway divisions (the IRT, BMT, and IND) and thus was a convenient location to collect fares, including tokens and cash, via money trains. 161st St River Av td 02 - IRT Subway.jpg 5,472 3,648; 5.9 MB. It opened in 1904, and its service bullets are colored apple green.There are four services: The main exit and entrance points are listed for every station, but there may be additional exits that arent listed. But the outdated terms, which refer to the three subway companies that Line IRT Lexington Avenue Line: Services 4 (all times) 5 (all times except late nights) 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction) Transit connections: NYCT Bus: Bx15, M35, M60 SBS, M100, M101, M103 Short Line Bus: 208 These routes might be different on weekends and late nights. 1939 IRT map. Text Maps for Subway Lines; 7 Train (Flushing Local and Express) Line Map. Playing next. Here is a list of the subway cars built by and for the old IRT subway. The original IRT subway lines (those built before the Dual Contracts) were built to modified elevated line dimensions. Subscribe for the Latest MTA New York City Subway IRT Broadway/7th Avenue Line Here we have is a tour of the 96th Street Station. This shows weekday service. The IRT Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the New York City Subway.It is the most often used line on the system, with 1.3 million people using it every day. Couldn't find the full form or full meaning of IRT? Listed transfers are based on the weekday schedule and may vary. Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations: IRSSA - IRSSE - IRST - IRSTS - IRSZ - IRT Bucureti - IRT Timioara - IRTA - IRTB - IRTC. Both sets of lines did not permit cars wider than 9 feet (2.7 m). Updated Oct 12, 2020. These routes might be different on weekends and late nights. 125 Street from below vc.jpg 5,472 3,648; 9.27 MB. The IRTor Interborough Rapid Transit Companywas the independently owned subway system that launched the first trains in 1904. The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and its predecessor the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) built and operated what today are the letter lines in the second half of the alphabet, starting from the (J). It runs from Flushing in Queens to Times Square in Manhattan, carrying trains of the 3 local service (as well as the express <7> rush hours in the peak direction), and is assigned the color purple. The city contracted construction of the line to the IRT Company, ownership was always held by the city. Updated Oct 12, 2020. The IRT Flushing Line is a line of the New York City Subway.Services on it are colored purple.There is only one service on this line: 7: This service runs from Main Street to 34th Street.It is famous for passing through areas of different cultures Passageways from the subway stations, including a visible door in the Jay Street IND station, lead to a money sorting room in the basement of the building. Map terminology. Listed transfers are based on the weekday schedule and may vary. 161st St River Av td 01 - IRT Subway.jpg 5,472 3,648; 5.12 MB. When both the IND and the BMT were taken over by the Transportation Authority, the BMTs lines were named J, K, L, M, N, Q, R, T, and two S shuttles. Stations might actually be farther apart or closer together than they appear on this map. 7 train at Dusk.JPG 4,608 3,456; 3.62 MB. 7 train at approx 50 St.jpg 5,194 3,898; 4.14 MB. 145th Street is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.Located at the intersection of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, it is served by the 3 train at all times. In 1979, with the color coding of subway routes based on their trunk line in Manhattan, the 5 service's color was changed to apple green, as it goes via the Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan. The line serves places such as Lincoln Center, Columbia University, and the City College of New York. A photographic history of the stations of the IRT, New York's first subway line, with recent photos of several stations. 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