7 Subway Extension

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The 7 Subway Extension is a New York City transit project that extended the IRT Flushing Line (7 train) westward to serve the Hudson Yards redevelopment area on Manhattan’s Far West Side.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway infrastructure project
railway line extension
associatedWithAdministration Michael R. Bloomberg administration NERFINISHED
borough Manhattan
connectsLine 7 train
connectsWith Times Square–42nd Street station NERFINISHED
constructionMethod tunnel boring machine
constructionStartDate 2007
country United States of America
depthCharacteristic one of the deepest stations in the New York City Subway system
electrification 600 V DC third rail
extends IRT Flushing Line NERFINISHED
fareSystem Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare system
fundedBy City of New York NERFINISHED
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation NERFINISHED
includesFeature air-tempered station environment at 34th Street–Hudson Yards
high-capacity elevators at 34th Street–Hudson Yards
includesStructure deep-bore tunnel
emergency egress shafts
ventilation structures
lineColor purple
lineDesignation 7
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
newStation 34th Street–Hudson Yards NERFINISHED
numberOfNewStations 1
opened September 13, 2015
openingYear 2015
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf IRT Flushing Line NERFINISHED
planningAgency Metropolitan Transportation Authority NERFINISHED
New York City Department of City Planning NERFINISHED
platformTypeAtNewStation island platform
purpose to provide subway access to the Hudson Yards redevelopment area
to support economic development on Manhattan’s Far West Side
relatedToProject Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project NERFINISHED
serves 7 train NERFINISHED
servesArea Hudson Yards NERFINISHED
Manhattan’s Far West Side NERFINISHED
serviceType rapid transit
system New York City Subway
terminus 34th Street–Hudson Yards station NERFINISHED
trackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge
usesRollingStock A Division subway cars
R188 subway cars
westernTerminusOf IRT Flushing Line NERFINISHED

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34th Street–Hudson Yards partOfProject 7 Subway Extension