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The Montague Street Tunnel carries the and trains of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit....
 under the East River
East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland....
 between the boroughs of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 and Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
. It opened to revenue service on Sunday, August 1, 1920 at 2am with a holiday schedule, the same day as the 60th Street Tunnel
60th Street Tunnel

The 60th Street Tunnel carries the , , and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens....
. Regular service began Monday, August 2, 1920. The 2 new tunnels allowed passengers to make an 18 mile trip from Coney Island, through Manhattan, to Queens for a 5 cent fare.






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The Montague Street Tunnel carries the and trains of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit....
 under the East River
East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland....
 between the boroughs of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 and Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
. It opened to revenue service on Sunday, August 1, 1920 at 2am with a holiday schedule, the same day as the 60th Street Tunnel
60th Street Tunnel

The 60th Street Tunnel carries the , , and trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens....
. Regular service began Monday, August 2, 1920. The 2 new tunnels allowed passengers to make an 18 mile trip from Coney Island, through Manhattan, to Queens for a 5 cent fare. The original construction cost was $9,867,906.52, almost twice that of the 60th Street Tunnel.