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
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infrastructure project ⓘ rapid transit line ⓘ |
| artProgram |
MTA Arts & Design installations
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surface form:
MTA Arts & Design permanent installations
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| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
63rd Street–Lexington Avenue
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BMT Broadway Line ⓘ IND Queens Boulevard Line ⓘ Lexington Avenue Line ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
cut-and-cover
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tunnel boring machine ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2007 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| features |
ADA-accessible stations
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air-conditioned stations ⓘ full-length mezzanines at some stations ⓘ platform screen doors provision-ready infrastructure ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program
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U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| futurePhase |
Phase 2
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Phase 3 ⓘ Phase 4 ⓘ |
| historyEvent |
funding crises in 1970s halted earlier work
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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
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New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
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| notableStationArt |
72nd Street station artwork by Vik Muniz
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86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close ⓘ 96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2017-01-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| phase | Phase 1 ⓘ |
| phase1IntermediateStation | 86th Street ⓘ |
| phase1TerminusNorth |
East 96th Street
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surface form:
96th Street
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| phase1TerminusSouth |
West 72nd Street
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surface form:
72nd Street
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| plannedExtensionDirection |
north to Harlem–125th Street
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south to Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| planningStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide north–south transit on Manhattan’s East Side
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relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line ⓘ |
| relieves | Lexington Avenue Line crowding ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Second Avenue ⓘ |
| servicePattern | Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street ⓘ |
| status | partially completed ⓘ |
| usesServiceDesignation | Q ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 Upper East Side stations
this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway (Manhattan segment)
Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street
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Second Avenue Subway
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Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street
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Second Avenue Subway
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this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway phase 1
this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 art program
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Second Avenue Subway line
this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 art program
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 2
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 3
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 4
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Second Avenue Subway tunnel
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Q (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form:
Second Avenue Subway Phase 1