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The tunnel has [[Tunnel#Double-deck_tunnel|two levels]]. Currently, the {{NYCS service|F}} service uses the two tracks on 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 two trackways on the lower level are currently unused, but are designed for the [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[East Side Access]] project, which will bring LIRR commuter trains to [[Grand Central Terminal]] by [[2015]]. |
The tunnel has [[Tunnel#Double-deck_tunnel|two levels]]. Currently, the {{NYCS service|F}} service uses the two tracks on 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 two trackways on the lower level are currently unused, but are designed for the [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[East Side Access]] project, which will bring LIRR commuter trains to [[Grand Central Terminal]] by [[2015]]. |
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Revision as of 14:29, 28 November 2009
63rd Street Tunnel | |
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 In Central Park | |
| 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 |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 3,140 feet (960 m) between shafts[1] |
| Width | 38.5 feet (11.7 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | October 29, 1989[2] |
| Location | |
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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 of the 63rd Street Tunnel began in 1969, but was delayed by New York City's fiscal crisis of the 1970s. The tunnel was placed into partial service in 1989. The final section, connecting what had been a service dead-ending at the 21st Street Station in Queensbridge 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 used the immersed tube method. Trenches were built in the river bed, and prefabricated concrete 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 or rock tunneling. The tunnel also serves a station at Roosevelt Island, as well as a station under Lexington Avenue, which will serve as a transfer point to the BMT Broadway Line (current plans are to extend the Q train) when the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opens for service.
The tunnel has two levels. Currently, the F service uses the two tracks on 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 two trackways on the lower level are currently unused, but are designed for the Long Island Rail Road East Side Access project, which will bring LIRR commuter trains to Grand Central Terminal by 2015.
References
- ^ a b Guide to Civil Engineering Projects In and Around New York City (2nd ed.). Metropolitan Section, American Society of Civil Engineers. 2009. pp. 62–63.
- ^ Lorch, Donatella (1989-10-29). "The 'Subway to Nowhere' Now Goes Somewhere". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-25.