Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line)
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| Address | Main Street near Road 5 New York, NY 10044 |
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| Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Roosevelt Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°45′33″N 73°57′12″W / 40.759188°N 73.953438°WCoordinates: 40°45′33″N 73°57′12″W / 40.759188°N 73.953438°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (IND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IND 63rd Street Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | F  (all times) |
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| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 29, 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,580,003[2]  37.6% |
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| Rank | 180 out of 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | 21st Street – Queensbridge: F |
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| Next south | Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street: F |
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| Next north |
21st Street – Queensbridge: F |
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Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street: F |
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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 F train at all times. The station opened in 1989 in conjunction with the partial completion of the 63rd Street Tunnel.[1]
The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It is one of the deepest stations in the New York City Subway at about 100 feet (30 m) below street level (approximately 10 stories deep). Due to its depth, the station contains several features not common in the system. Similar to the stations of the Paris Metro and Washington Metro, Roosevelt Island station is built with a high vaulted ceiling and a mezzanine directly visible above the tracks. These features 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. The station is fully ADA-accessible, with elevators to street level. Fare control is in a glass-enclosed building off of Main Street.
At an 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 Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project.[3] The announcement affecting the station was part of a larger announcement where the MTA is looking to use sustainable energy resources within the system.[4]
[edit] Gallery
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Platforms and tracks
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Graphic of Escalators at Station as of 2008 Sep 1
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Station Entrance
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lorch, Donatella (October 29, 1989). "The 'Subway to Nowhere' Now Goes Somewhere". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/29/nyregion/the-subway-to-nowhere-now-goes-somewhere.html. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project". Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc.. http://www.devinetarbell.com/alternative_energy/ren_profiles/tidal_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (April 15, 2008). "New York transit going green". Clean Tech Group, LLC. http://media.cleantech.com/2699/new-york-transit-going-green.[dead link]
[edit] External links
Media related to Roosevelt Island (IND 63rd Street Line) at Wikimedia Commons
