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The '''63rd Street Tunnel''' currently carries the [[IND 63rd Street Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]] under the [[East River]] between the [[borough (New York City)|borough]]s of [[Manhattan]] and [[Queens]]. It is the newest of the [[East River]] tunnels, and the newest river crossing in the [[New York metropolitan area]]. Construction began in the late 1960s; the final section, connecting what had been a service dead-ending in Long Island City to the [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]], opened in [[2001]]. Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel's river portions were actually prefabricated concrete tubes. Trenches were built in the river bed, and the prefabricated sections of tunnel were floated into position and then sunk into the trenches. Other portions of the tunnel were built using cut-and-cover construction. The tunnel also serves [[Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)|a station at Roosevelt Island]]. |
The '''63rd Street Tunnel''' currently carries the [[IND 63rd Street Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]] under the [[East River]] between the [[borough (New York City)|borough]]s of [[Manhattan]] and [[Queens]]. It is the newest of the [[East River]] tunnels, and the newest river crossing in the [[New York metropolitan area]]. Construction began in the late 1960s; the final section, connecting what had been a service dead-ending in [[Long Island City, Queens|Long Island City]] to the [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]], opened in [[2001]]. Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel's river portions were actually prefabricated concrete tubes. Trenches were built in the river bed, and the prefabricated sections of tunnel were floated into position and then sunk into the trenches. Other portions of the tunnel were built using cut-and-cover construction. The tunnel also serves [[Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)|a station at Roosevelt Island]]. |
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The tunnel has two levels. Currently, the {{NYCS service|F}} service uses the upper level, connecting the [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]] in Queens to the [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] in Manhattan via the IND 63rd Street Line. There is also an unused connection to the [[BMT Broadway Line]]. The lower level is currently unused, but was designed for the [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[East Side Access]] project to bring LIRR commuter trains to [[Grand Central Terminal]]. |
The tunnel has two levels. Currently, the {{NYCS service|F}} service uses the upper level, connecting the [[IND Queens Boulevard Line]] in Queens to the [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] in Manhattan via the IND 63rd Street Line. There is also an unused connection to the [[BMT Broadway Line]]. The lower level is currently unused, but was designed for the [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[East Side Access]] project to bring LIRR commuter trains to [[Grand Central Terminal]]. |
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Revision as of 02:25, 23 March 2007
63rd Street Tunnel | |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′N 73°58′W / 40.76°N 73.96°W |
| Carries | 2 tracks of the IND 63rd Street Line (F) of the New York City Subway; 2 trackways for future use by the LIRR |
| Crosses | East River |
| Locale | Manhattan and Queens, New York City |
| Maintained by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| History | |
| Opened | October 29, 1989 |
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The 63rd Street Tunnel currently carries the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. It is the newest of the East River tunnels, and the newest river crossing in the New York metropolitan area. Construction began in the late 1960s; the final section, connecting what had been a service dead-ending in Long Island City to the IND Queens Boulevard Line, opened in 2001. Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel's river portions were actually prefabricated concrete tubes. Trenches were built in the river bed, and the prefabricated sections of tunnel were floated into position and then sunk into the trenches. Other portions of the tunnel were built using cut-and-cover construction. The tunnel also serves a station at Roosevelt Island.
The tunnel has two levels. Currently, the F service uses the upper level, connecting the IND Queens Boulevard Line in Queens to the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan via the IND 63rd Street Line. There is also an unused connection to the BMT Broadway Line. The lower level is currently unused, but was designed for the Long Island Rail Road East Side Access project to bring LIRR commuter trains to Grand Central Terminal.