A Division (New York City Subway)


The A Division, also known as the IRT Division, is a division of the New York City Subway, consisting of the lines operated with services designated by numbers and the 42nd Street Shuttle. 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.

List of lines

The following lines are part of the A Division :
Numbers were assigned to subway services in 1948:
NameNorth end/type
1Seventh Avenue LocalBroadway
2Seventh Avenue Express White Plains Road
3Seventh Avenue Express Lenox Avenue
4Lexington Avenue Express Jerome
5Lexington Avenue Express White Plains Road
6Lexington Avenue Local Pelham Bay Park
7Flushing Express peak direction Flushing
7Flushing Local 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.