Transbay Tube
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The Transbay Tube is an underwater rail tunnel beneath San Francisco Bay that carries BART trains between San Francisco and Oakland.
Aliases (3)
- San Francisco–Oakland Transbay Tube ×1
- Transbay corridor ×1
- Yerba Buena Tunnel ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subaqueous tunnel
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transport infrastructure → underwater rail tunnel → |
| carriedTrafficType |
rapid transit
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| closureDurationAfter1989Earthquake |
about one month
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| connects |
Oakland
→
San Francisco → |
| constructionCost |
hundreds of millions of US dollars (1970s)
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| constructionMethod |
immersed tube tunnel
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| constructionStartDate |
1965
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| crosses |
San Francisco Bay
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| designedFor |
earthquake resistance
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| endPoint |
West Oakland area of Oakland
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| hasEmergencyWalkway |
yes
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| hasMaximumDepthBelowWaterSurface |
approximately 135 feet
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approximately 41 meters → |
| hasSeismicRetrofit |
yes
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| hasSignalingSystem |
automatic train control
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| hasSpeedRestriction |
yes
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| hasSpeedRestrictionReason |
noise and structural considerations
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| hasStructureType |
steel and concrete tube
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| hasVentilationSystem |
yes
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| highestSpeedLimit |
approximately 130 km/h
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approximately 80 mph → |
| isCriticalInfrastructureFor |
Transbay BART service
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| isKeyLinkIn |
Transbay corridor
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| isOnlyRailLinkType |
heavy rail transit between San Francisco and Oakland
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| length |
approximately 3.6 miles
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approximately 5.8 kilometers → |
| locatedIn |
California
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San Francisco Bay → United States → |
| numberOfTracks |
2
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|
| openedForService |
September 1974
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| openingDate |
1974
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| operator |
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
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| ownedBy |
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
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| partOf |
BART system
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| passesUnder |
San Francisco Bay shipping channel
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| servesMetropolitanArea |
San Francisco Bay Area
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| startPoint |
Embarcadero area of San Francisco
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|
| trackGauge |
1676 mm
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5 ft 6 in → |
| usedBy |
BART trains
→
Bay Area Rapid Transit → |
| wasClosedAfterEvent |
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Embarcadero station
→
Market Street subway → |
connectsTo |
|
Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line
→
Richmond–Millbrae line → |
usesInfrastructure |
|
Yerba Buena Island
("Yerba Buena Tunnel")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Transbay Tube
("Transbay corridor")
→
|
isKeyLinkIn |
|
BART
→
|
notableInfrastructure |
|
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
("San Francisco–Oakland Transbay Tube")
→
|
parallelTo |