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The current R service is the successor to the original route 2 of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation. [5] [6] When 2 service began on January 15, 1916, it ran between Chambers Street on the BMT Nassau Street Line and 86th Street on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, using the Manhattan Bridge to cross the East River, and running via Fourth Avenue local. [7]
The Montague Street Tunnel (/ ˈ m ɒ n t ə ɡ uː /) is a rail tunnel of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, connecting the BMT Broadway Line and BMT Nassau Street Line with the BMT Fourth Avenue Line.
Now the only permanent MetroCard subway-to-subway transfers are between the Lexington Avenue/59th Street complex (4, 5, 6, <6> , N, R, and W trains) and the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station (F, <F> , N, Q, and R trains) in Manhattan and between the Junius Street (2, 3, 4, and 5 trains) and Livonia Avenue (L train) stations in Brooklyn.
The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan.As of November 2016, it is served by four services, all colored yellow: the N and Q trains on the express tracks and the R and W trains on the local tracks during weekdays (the N and Q trains make local stops during late nights, as do the N and R trains on weekends).
The Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge on the East River in 1981. New York City is home to many bridges and tunnels. Several agencies manage this network of crossings. The New York City Department of Transportation owns and operates almost 800. [1]
Manhattan Brooklyn 1 2 3 October 27, 1904 [10] elevated, embankment, underground B Canarsie Line: Brooklyn Manhattan L October 21, 1865 [13] underground, elevated, at-grade B : Concourse Line: Bronx Manhattan B D July 1, 1933 [9] underground B Crosstown Line: Brooklyn Queens G August 19, 1933 [9]
The vast majority of current subway lines in Brooklyn trace their lineage back to the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit (BMT) and Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT), as well as earlier predecessors. The oldest right-of-way in the entire subway system is that of the West End Line. Its right-of-way began passenger service on October 9, 1863, as a surface ...
The elimination of the bottleneck was the first step in a larger plan to improve transit service between Brooklyn and Manhattan. [41] [42] The Citizens Budget Commission recommended that the appropriation be canceled, but three other civic groups opposed the elimination of the funding. [43] Myrtle Avenue closing notice