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Posted by Edwards! on Sun May 14 18:48:18 2023, in response to Re: Subway Station Under Brooklyn Public Library?, posted by BMT Guy on Sun Oct 1 08:27:07 2006. There are built subway tunnels that would serve as a branch line, that would have included a station at the Library.The BOT intended to use those same tunnels to connect the Franklin Ave Shuttle line from the Botanical Gardens station to connect to the Brooklyn Queens Crosstown line at Lafayette Ave. The plans were dropped when NIMBY OPPOSITION and money to fund the project dried up, the same money that would have built the Second Avenue Subway... and other known projects. As of now, the tunnels sit unused, while the UNFINISHED/Incomplete station is used by the Brooklyn Public library system as storage facilities. While there some time ago, I asked a caretaker/custodian about the facility, and he did mention that he has been in there regularly. It has the structure of a subway station, without the common amenities. I had to ask, being a "railfan", could I see it, but was refused, followed by the "important documents are stored there,blah blah blah"... There are many more places in the system, built for expansion purposes... such as the 7th Avenue IND mystery station under the present station. The IND also built bellmouths for an undisclosed route joining the West 4th Street junctions that can be seen on the left side of any train from Houston St curving to join the 8th Ave local tracks. The IND also has a long tunnel structure under Broadway,in the Steinway section of Queens, that was built for the 76th st East River Tunnel. The line would have been built from the 6th Ave junction at 50th st, like the 63rd st subway. The reason why the line wasn't built, was geologically issues at that location that would cause problems, and the desire to have a link closer to the top of the CBD. This could have been solved easily by routing the line down 21st St to a tunnel crossing. 64th st was chosen, but the Rockefeller science research facility in the area objected to the tunnel, so it was moved to 63rd st..where it was finally built. The line under Eastern Parkway and Flatbush avenue will never be used, but the discussion continues over linking the Franklin Ave Shuttle and Crosstown routes for connectivity purposes,via direct routing, instead of the round about way. |
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