63rd Street Tunnel

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The 63rd Street Tunnel is a New York City subway tunnel under the East River that carries trains between Manhattan and Queens.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Canarsie Tunnel 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway tunnel
railway tunnel
underwater tunnel
alsoKnownAs 63rd Street Line Tunnel NERFINISHED
carries IND 63rd Street Line NERFINISHED
subway trains
city New York City
connects Manhattan NERFINISHED
Queens NERFINISHED
connectsToInfrastructure 63rd Street Lines in Manhattan NERFINISHED
Queens Boulevard Line NERFINISHED
Second Avenue Subway (via Lexington Avenue–63rd Street) NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1969
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses East River NERFINISHED
electrification 600 V DC third rail
hasBore north tube
south tube
hasBorough Borough of Manhattan NERFINISHED
Borough of Queens NERFINISHED
hasLine BMT 63rd Street Line (Queens) NERFINISHED
IND 63rd Street Line (Manhattan) NERFINISHED
hasLowerLevelTracks 2
hasNickname tunnel to nowhere (historical nickname) NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfTracks 4
hasStation 21st Street–Queensbridge NERFINISHED
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street NERFINISHED
Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED
hasTrackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge
hasUpperLevelTracks 2
locatedIn New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
lowerLevelCurrentlyUsedFor New York City Subway NERFINISHED
lowerLevelOriginallyIntendedFor Long Island Rail Road NERFINISHED
openingDate 1989
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City Subway
partOfProject Program for Action NERFINISHED
passesUnder Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED
riverCrossingType bored tunnel
servesBorough Manhattan NERFINISHED
Queens NERFINISHED
structureType twin-tube tunnel
usedByService F train NERFINISHED
N train (late nights) NERFINISHED
Q train NERFINISHED

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L riverCrossing 63rd Street Tunnel
this entity surface form: Canarsie Tunnel
IND 63rd Street Line usesTunnel 63rd Street Tunnel