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Cranberry Street Tunnel
Brooklyn access to Furman StreetCarries 2 tracks of the IND Eighth Avenue Line (A C trains) of the New York City Subway Crosses East River Locale Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City Maintained by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Opened February 1, 1933 Coordinates 40°42′17″N 73°59′57″W / 40.70472°N 73.99917°WCoordinates: 40°42′17″N 73°59′57″W / 40.70472°N 73.99917°W The Cranberry Street Tunnel carries the A C trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the Fulton Street Station in Manhattan and the High Street – Brooklyn Bridge Station in Brooklyn. Its Brooklyn ventilation shaft is visible from Furman Street. The tunnel opened on February 1, 1933.[1]
Currently, the tunnel handles 27 trains per hour at peak times, leading to capacity constraints. A report for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation looking at the Lower Manhattan Rail Link, an idea to connect Lower Manhattan with the Long Island Rail Road and JFK International Airport, presented several alternatives that would utilize the Cranberry Street Tunnel instead of building a new East River Tunnel. These alternatives would require that C trains be rerouted through the Rutgers Street Tunnel.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "City Opens Subway to Brooklyn Today". The New York Times. February 1, 1933. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20B1EFC355E16738DDDA80894DA405B838FF1D3. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (2004). "Lower Manhattan Airport and Commuter Access Alternatives Analysis" (PDF). http://www.renewnyc.com/plan_des_dev/transportation/pdf/Final_Report.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
Crossings of the East River Upstream
Brooklyn BridgeCranberry Street Tunnel
Downstream
Clark Street Tunnel
Categories:- East River
- Railway tunnels in New York City
- New York City Subway infrastructure
- New York City transportation stubs
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