7 Subway Extension
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The 7 and 7 Express (designated as <7> on rolling stock) services serves the entire 7 Subway Extension.
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | New York City Subway |
| Termini |
Times Square 34th Street–Hudson Yards |
| Stations |
1 constructed (1 proposed) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | September 13, 2015 |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Operator(s) | New York City Transit Authority |
| Character | Underground |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Electrification | 625 V DC third rail |
| YouTube video clips about the 7 Subway Extension by Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
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 Update, January 12, 2010; 2:32 |
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Update, July 16, 2010; 3:13 |
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Update, May 4, 2011; 2:59 |
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Update, November 16, 2011; 2:27 |
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Update – Rails being delivered, May 10, 2012; 2:53 |
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Update, November 16, 2011; 3:08 |
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Inaugural Ride, December 21, 2013; 9:30 |
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7 Line Extension Train Operator and Dispatcher Training, May 31, 2015; 3:39 |
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34 St-Hudson Yards Station, September 13, 2015; 4:51 |
The 7 Subway Extension is a subway extension of the New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line. The extension stretches 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest from its previous terminus at Times Square, at Seventh Avenue and 41st Street, to one new station at 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue. A second station at 10th Avenue and 41st Street was dropped from the plans in October 2007. The entirety of the extension is located within the New York City borough of Manhattan and is served by the 7 local and <7> express services. The extension, a key part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, is expected to bring business and entertainment into the area, as well as aid redevelopment of nearby Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, located around the Long Island Rail Road's West Side Yard. The extension also serves the nearby Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
The project was originally proposed in 2005 as part of the Hudson Yards project, which included the failed attempt to build the West Side Stadium for the New York Jets and the city's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Although the stadium plan was rejected by the state legislature, the rest of the Hudson Yards, including the 7 subway extension plan went forward. Construction on the extension started in 2007.
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