Second Avenue Subway

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The Second Avenue Subway is a New York City Subway line on Manhattan’s East Side, built to relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line and long envisioned as a major north–south transit corridor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City Subway line
infrastructure project
rapid transit line
artProgram MTA Arts & Design permanent installations
borough Manhattan
connectsTo 63rd Street–Lexington Avenue
BMT Broadway Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
Lexington Avenue Line
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
tunnel boring machine
constructionStart 2007
country United States of America
features ADA-accessible stations
air-conditioned stations
full-length mezzanines at some stations
platform screen doors provision-ready infrastructure
fundingSource Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program
State of New York
federal government of the United States
futurePhase Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
historyEvent funding crises in 1970s halted earlier work
multiple construction attempts in mid-20th century were started and abandoned
originally proposed in 1920s as part of IND Second System
lineColorOnMap turquoise
lineDesignation Second Avenue Line
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York State
linked to: New York
notableStationArt 72nd Street station artwork by Vik Muniz
86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close
96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze
openingDate 2017-01-01
operator Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City Transit Authority
ownedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
phase Phase 1
phase1IntermediateStation 86th Street
phase1TerminusNorth 96th Street
linked to: East 96th Street
phase1TerminusSouth 72nd Street
linked to: West 72nd Street
plannedExtensionDirection north to Harlem–125th Street
south to Lower Manhattan
planningStart 1920s
purpose provide north–south transit on Manhattan’s East Side
relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line
relieves Lexington Avenue Line crowding
runsAlong Second Avenue
servicePattern Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street
status partially completed
usesServiceDesignation Q

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Upper East Side traversedBy Second Avenue Subway
Q train usesLine Second Avenue Subway
Lenox Hill servedBy Second Avenue Subway
East Side of Manhattan hasTransportation Second Avenue Subway
96th Street (Second Avenue Line) partOfProject Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
linked to: Second Avenue Subway
96th Street (Second Avenue Line) stationComplex Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 Upper East Side stations
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New York City Subway N train usesLine Second Avenue Subway (Manhattan segment)
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IND 63rd Street Line connectsToLine Second Avenue Subway
Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street partOfProject Second Avenue Subway phase 1
linked to: Second Avenue Subway
86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close partOf Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 art program
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86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close commissionedFor Second Avenue Subway line
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96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze partOf Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 art program
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96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze commissionedFor Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
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Second Avenue Line hasPart Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
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Second Avenue Line hasPart Second Avenue Subway Phase 2
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Second Avenue Line hasPart Second Avenue Subway Phase 3
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Second Avenue Line hasPart Second Avenue Subway Phase 4
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Second Avenue Line usesTunnel Second Avenue Subway tunnel
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Second Avenue Line partOfProject Second Avenue Subway
63rd Street–Lexington Avenue hasTransferTo Second Avenue Subway
Q (New York City Subway service) extensionOpenedWith Second Avenue Subway Phase 1
subject linked to: New York City Subway Q line
linked to: Second Avenue Subway