August 2, 2013; 10 years ago (August 2, 2013) (for reconstruction)
Reopened
September 15, 2014; 9 years ago (September 15, 2014)
Operator
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Technical
No. of tracks
2 tracks
Route map
Legend
to Whitehall Street
to Broad Street
East River
to Court Street
The Montague Street Tunnel (/ˈmɒntəɡuː/) 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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