A Division (New York City Subway)
The A Division, also known as the IRT Division,[2] is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and the 42nd Street Shuttle.[3] These lines and services were operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company before the 1940 city takeover. A Division cars are narrower, shorter, and lighter than those of the B Division, measuring 8.6 by 51 feet (2.62 by 15.54 m).[4][5]
A Division | |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Minimum radius | 147.25 ft (44.88 m)[1] |
List of lines
The following lines are part of the A Division (services shown in parentheses; lines with colors next to them are trunk lines):
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Stops all times |
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Stops all times except late nights |
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Stops late nights only |
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Stops weekdays only |
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Stops rush hours only |
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Stops weekdays in the peak direction only |
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Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act |
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Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the indicated direction only |
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Elevator access to mezzanine only |
- IRT 42nd Street Shuttle (S
train)
- IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (1
2
3
trains)
- IRT Dyre Avenue Line (5
train)
- IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2
3
4
5
trains)
- IRT Flushing Line (7
<7>
trains)
- IRT Jerome Avenue Line (4
5
trains)
- IRT Lenox Avenue Line (2
3
trains)
- IRT Lexington Avenue Line (4
5
6
<6>
trains)
- IRT New Lots Line (2
3
4
5
trains)
- IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (2
5
trains)
- IRT Pelham Line (6
<6>
trains)
- IRT White Plains Road Line (2
5
trains)
Service history
Numbers were assigned to subway services in 1948:[6]
Name | North end/type | |
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1 | Seventh Avenue Local | Broadway |
2 | Seventh Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | White Plains Road |
3 | Seventh Avenue Express (all times) | Lenox Avenue |
4 | Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | Jerome |
5 | Lexington Avenue Express (all times except late nights) | White Plains Road |
6 | Lexington Avenue Local (all times) | Pelham Bay Park |
7 | Flushing Express peak direction (rush hours) | Flushing |
Flushing Local (all times) | Flushing |
The 42nd Street Shuttle and Bowling Green–South Ferry Shuttle also provided subway services, and elevated service remained on the Third Avenue Line and Polo Grounds Shuttle.
References
- "BMT and IRT Curve Radii". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
- "New Technology Trains - A Division". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- Sims, Calvin. "Alphabet Soup: Telling an IRT From a BMT". Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- "NYC Fun Facts: Not All NYC Subway Trains Are the Same Size". Untapped Cities. August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- Second Avenue Subway Draft Environmental Impact Statement, "Glossary" (PDF). (45.6 KiB)
- Merelli, Annalisa. "The history behind New York City's missing subway lines". Quartz. Retrieved July 11, 2018.