Montague Street Tunnel

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The Montague Street Tunnel is a New York City Subway tunnel under the East River that carries trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Montague Street Tunnel canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway tunnel
underwater rail tunnel
boroughOnEastEnd Brooklyn
boroughOnWestEnd Manhattan
builtBy Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
carriedLinesHistorically BMT Broadway Line local services
linked to: BMT Broadway Line
carriedServices R train
carriedServicesHistorically D train
M train
N train
closedForHurricaneSandyRepairs 2013-08-02
connects Brooklyn
Manhattan
constructionStart 1914
crosses East River
damageCause Hurricane Sandy storm surge
designedFor steel subway cars
electrification 600 V DC third rail
fareControl part of unified NYC Subway fare system
hasEmergencyExits yes
hasVentilationShafts yes
locatedIn New York City
New York State
linked to: New York

United States
namedAfter Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights
numberOfTracks 2
opened 1920-08-01
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
ownedInfrastructureClass public transit infrastructure
owner City of New York
linked to: New York City
partOf BMT Broadway Line
partOfNetwork B Division of New York City Subway
passesUnder Montague Street
purpose rapid transit
reopenedAfterSandyRepairs 2014-09-15
riverCrossingType subway tunnel under river
servesBorough Brooklyn
Manhattan
servesNeighborhood Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
linked to: Brooklyn Heights

Financial District, Manhattan
linked to: Lower Manhattan
status operational
structureType subaqueous bored tunnel
system New York City Subway
terminusStationBrooklyn Court Street station
terminusStationManhattan Whitehall Street–South Ferry station
trackGauge 1,435 mm

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R train usesTunnel Montague Street Tunnel
BMT Nassau Street Line connectsTo Montague Street Tunnel
BMT Fourth Avenue Line connectsTo Montague Street Tunnel
Fourth Avenue Line connectsTo Montague Street Tunnel