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Re: W 4th Street - Southbound |
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Posted by Handbrake on Thu Sep 1 17:28:32 2022, in response to Re: W 4th Street, posted by William A. Padron on Mon Aug 29 21:33:02 2022. There was a diamond cross-over south of Broadway-Lafayette that was removed to permit the construction of the present ramp to Chrystie Street.Space where tracks B3, B4, and B5/6 (Middle) once were was recycled into today's ramp south of Broadway-Lafayette. There was no room for a fourth Brooklyn bound track connection to Essex Street, except the cut in the wall before Second Avenue. Unfortunately poor prior planning has resulted in the inability to send rerouted trains via 8th Avenue onto the Manhattan Bridge. As for Chrystie Street. North of Chrystie Street the tracks B3/B4 split into tow independent tunnels until they meet at the u/down ramp near Broadway-Lafayette. Reason, under the 1945, and later revised 1948 BoT plans to build a Second Avenue Subway, the present connection from the IND 6th Avenue line was a feeder to Second Avenue. The wide space just north of Chrystie Street between Tracks B3/B4 are bell mouths for future express track connections to Second Avenue. Chrystie Street as a four track station would feed 6th Avenue B3, and B4 tracks from either Second Avenue Express or local tracks. Provisions were made during the construction of the present Chrystie connection for turn outs to a future local track if all were built as planned. There are slopped outward indentations in tunnel walls on the side of the bench walkways of B3 and B4 at a point where both tracks span over the BMT Center Street subway in the vicinity of The Bowery station. According to Station Department station drawings, Chrystie Street civil construction is only two (2) track subway station. All platform walls are permanent, unlike the false walls at Lexington Avenue & 63rd Street when that station first went into service. The conversation of false platform walls at the present Chrystie Street station continues to surface incorrectly. |
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