Montague Street Tunnel

Montague Street Tunnel
Overview
LineBMT Fourth Avenue Line (N, R, and ​W trains)
LocationEast River between Manhattan, New York and Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′53″N 74°00′20″W / 40.69806°N 74.00556°W / 40.69806; -74.00556
SystemNew York City Subway
Operation
OpenedAugust 1, 1920 (August 1, 1920)
ClosedAugust 2, 2013 (August 2, 2013) (for reconstruction)
ReopenedSeptember 15, 2014 (September 15, 2014)
OperatorMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Technical
No. of tracks2 tracks
Route map

The Montague Street Tunnel (/ˈmɒntəɡ/) 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. The R train uses the tunnel at all times, the N train uses it during late nights, and several W trains in each direction also use the tunnel during rush hours. All of these services use the Broadway Line; the tunnel's connection with the Nassau Street Line has not been used in service since 2010.

The tunnel was constructed as part of the Dual Contracts expansion of the subway system, and opened in 1920. After being heavily damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, it was closed full-time in 2013–2014 to be reconstructed.


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