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63rd Street Tunnel
63rd Street Tunnel
Coordinates	40°46′N 73°58′W / 40.76°N 73.96°W
Carries	2 tracks of the F line of the New York City Subway; 2 trackways for future use by the LIRR
Crosses	East River
Locale	Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York
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 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. Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel was constructed from prefrabicated 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. The tunnel is also notable for having a station in the middle, under Roosevelt Island.

The tunnel has two levels. Currently, the Template:NYCS 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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-The '''63rd Street Tunnel''' currently carries the {{NYCS F}} line of the [[New York City Subway]] under the [[East River]] between [[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]]/early [[1970s]].  Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel was constructed from prefrabicated 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.
+The '''63rd Street Tunnel''' currently carries the [[IND 63rd Street Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]] under the [[East River]] between [[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]]. Unlike previous tunnels that were bored under the riverbed, the 63rd Street Tunnel was constructed from prefrabicated 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. The tunnel is also notable for having a station in the middle, under [[Roosevelt Island]].
+The tunnel has two levels.  Currently, the {{NYCS 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 is also notable for having a station in the middle, under [[Roosevelt Island]].
-The tunnel has two levels.  The '''F''' uses the upper level, connecting to the [[IND 63rd Street Line]] and the [[IND Sixth Avenue 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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