page_title: IND Crosstown Line
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: IND Crosstown Line / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: queensboroughnew01cham (find matches) Title: Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ... a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ... and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed Year: 1920 (1920s) Authors: Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.) Willis, Walter I., comp Subjects: Publisher: (New York, L. I. Star Pub. Co.) Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: t to long delay its construction. Itwould make available the great labor supply in Brooklyn for the hundreds ofindustrial plants in Queens; give the residents of both boroughs improved andincreased facilities; and decrease the distance, cost and time of travel betweenthese two great boroughs. DUAL OPERATION OF THE ASTORIA ANDCORONA EXTENSIONS The difference in the width of the cars operated by the Interboro and theBrooklyn Rapid Transit has caused the delay in the extension of the service fromthe Bridge Plaza over the extensions to Astoria and Corona. The station plat-forms, location of tracks and third rail on these extensions when built were con-structed for the operation of the nine foot wide cars of the subway and elevatedtrains of the Interboro. In order that the ten foot wide cars of the R. R. T. mavoperate through these stations, a strip from the station platform must be re-moved so as to provide sufficient clearance. Other structural changes are alsorequired. Niiw YnuK Cn-y 83 Text Appearing After Image: On the rapid transit map. issued as a supplement to this book, the proposedCrosstown Route is shown by a dotted green line extending southward fromBridge Plaza Station in Long Island City over Vernon Avenue and across New-town Creek, through the Cireen)X)int. Williamsburg and P.edford sections ofP)rooklyn and joining with the Fulton Street Elevated Line at Iranklin Avenuewhere the Pirighton Peach Line ojierates southward ihrfiugh Flatbush and Sheeps-head l&gt;ay to Coney Island. 84 Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens THE PART PLAYED BY THE QUEENSBOROCHAMBER OF COMMERCE This chapter would not be complete without a statement regarding the partwhich the Queensboro Chamber of Commerce took in bringing about the con-struction and operation of the five extensions, with their fifty miles of singletrack in Queens Borough, carrying today more than 150,000 passengersdaily. tuttn UmIitvI Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The IND Crosstown Line or Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It provides crosstown service between western Brooklyn and northwestern Queens and is the only trunk line that does not carry trains to and from Manhattan.
context_section_description: Plans for a crosstown subway line were floated as early as 1912. In 1923, a plan for such a line, to be operated by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) from the Queensboro Bridge under Jackson Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, Roebling Street, Bedford Avenue, and Hancock Street to Franklin Avenue at the north end of the BMT Franklin Avenue Line, was adopted by the city. However, the following year, Mayor Hylan announced his opposition to it. In addition, residents of central Brooklyn, which was already heavily developed, opposed an elevated line because of noise and aesthetic concerns, but the BRT would not build a subway because an elevated was the cheapest option.
  Eventually, the line was moved and incorporated into the city's Independent Subway System (IND). The junction with the IND Queens Boulevard Line in Long Island City was originally supposed to have a second wye, with service from Manhattan via the 53rd Street Tunnel planned to feed into the Crosstown Line. This would have been part of a loop service between the Crosstown and Eighth Avenue Lines. 
  The first contract to build the Crosstown Line, for a section north of Nassau Avenue in Brooklyn, was awarded in 1928. The portion of the line crossing Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens, now known as the Greenpoint Tubes, was built without the use of a tunneling shield or compressed air, contrary to the convention of the time. The tunnel was bored through solid rock, crossing under the East River Tunnels of the Long Island Rail Road and the IRT Flushing Line, then lined with concrete.
  On August 19, 1933, the line was opened north of Nassau Avenue, and the GG began operation to Queens Plaza. The entire Crosstown Line was completed and connected to the IND Culver Line on July 1, 1937, whereupon the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.
  In 1946, as part of a $1 billion plan issued by the New York City Board of Transportation, a branch of the IND Crosstown Line would be built, with the routing via Franklin Avenue and connecting with the BMT Brighton Line. This would have replaced the BMT Franklin Avenue Line. Over the next 77 years, the termini for the GG (relabeled G in 1985) had varied, including being extended to Jamaica–179th Street or cut back to Queens Plaza or Long Island City–Court Square. Service was also extended to Church Avenue several times, the most recent extension being in 2009. During weekend service disruptions on the F service between Jay and Bergen Streets, trains were extended beyond Church Avenue to Coney Island. On April 19, 2010, G service was permanently cut back from the Queens Boulevard Line due to budget cuts.
  The line is noted for many of its stations being in particularly poor condition.
  In 2012, flood waters from Hurricane Sandy caused significant damage to the Greenpoint Tubes under the Newtown Creek. Although the G was back in service days after the hurricane, the tube needed permanent repairs. To allow for these repairs, G service was curtailed for twelve weekends between July and December 2013, as well as daily between July 25 and September 2, 2014.
  The 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan called for the Crosstown Line's Classon Avenue and Flushing Avenue stations, along with 31 others, to undergo a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, improved signage, and improved station lighting. However, in April 2018, it was announced that cost overruns had forced the MTA to reduce the number of subway stations included in the program from 33 stations to 20. The stations to be renovated along the IND Crosstown Line were among the 13 stations without funding, which will be pushed back to the 2020–2024 Capital Plan.
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