Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)
- Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)
Infobox NYCS
name = Roosevelt Island
accessible = yes
bg_color = #FF6E1A
line = IND 63rd Street Line
service = 63rd IND
platforms = 2 side platforms
tracks = 2
borough = Manhattan
connection = Roosevelt Island Tramway
open_date = October 29, 1989
north_station = 21st Street–Queensbridge
north_line = IND 63rd Street Line
north_service = 63rd IND
south_station = Lexington Avenue/63rd Street
south_station_acc = yes
south_line = 63rd Street Line
south_service = 63rd IND
Roosevelt Island is a station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Roosevelt Island in the East River, between Manhattan and Queens, it is served by the NYCS|F train at all times.
The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It is one of the deepest stations in the New York City Subway system, at about 100 feet below street level (approximately 10 stories deep). Due to its depth, the design of the station is also unusual. Similar to the stations of the Paris Metro and Washington Metro, Roosevelt Island station is built with a high vaulted ceiling. This can also be found on some of the system's other deep stations, including several in northern Manhattan on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. Roosevelt Island also features a mezzanine visible directly above the tracks, common amongst stations on the Washington Metro, but not common in New York. The station is fully ADA-compliant, with elevators to street level. Fare control is in a glass-enclosed building off of Main Street.
At a April 14, 2008 news conference, Governor David Paterson announced that the MTA will power a substantial portion of the station using tidal energy generated by turbines located in the East River which are part of the [http://www.devinetarbell.com/alternative_energy/ren_profiles/tidal_1.htm Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project] . The announcement affecting the station was part of a larger announcement where the MTA is looking to use sustainable energy resources within the system. [ [http://media.cleantech.com/2699/new-york-transit-going-green New York transit going green | Cleantech.com ] ]
Bus connection
*Q102
*RIOC Red Bus service
Gallery
References
External links
*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?221:2527|IND 6th Avenue|Roosevelt Island
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ftrain.htm F Train]
*Roosevelt Island 360 - a blog about the Island including its transportation issues; [http://RooseveltIsland360.blogspot.com]
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