Second Avenue Subway

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The Second Avenue Subway is a New York City Subway line on Manhattan’s East Side, built to relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line and long envisioned as a major north–south transit corridor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line
infrastructure project
rapid transit line
artProgram MTA Arts & Design permanent installations
borough Manhattan
connectsTo 63rd Street–Lexington Avenue
BMT Broadway Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
Lexington Avenue Line
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
tunnel boring machine
constructionStart 2007
country United States of America
features ADA-accessible stations
air-conditioned stations
full-length mezzanines at some stations
platform screen doors provision-ready infrastructure
fundingSource Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program
State of New York
federal government of the United States
futurePhase Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
historyEvent funding crises in 1970s halted earlier work
multiple construction attempts in mid-20th century were started and abandoned
originally proposed in 1920s as part of IND Second System
lineColorOnMap turquoise
lineDesignation Second Avenue Line
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State
notableStationArt 72nd Street station artwork by Vik Muniz
86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close
96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze
openingDate 2017-01-01
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
ownedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
phase Phase 1
phase1IntermediateStation 86th Street
phase1TerminusNorth 96th Street NERFINISHED
phase1TerminusSouth 72nd Street NERFINISHED
plannedExtensionDirection north to Harlem–125th Street
south to Lower Manhattan
planningStart 1920s
purpose provide north–south transit on Manhattan’s East Side
relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line
relieves Lexington Avenue Line crowding
runsAlong Second Avenue NERFINISHED
servicePattern Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street
status partially completed
usesServiceDesignation Q

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