Joe Posted May 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 26, 2009 Is there any specific reason why the Chambers St. station is separate from the station? Wouldn't it have been cheaper to construct a station similar to 34th street, with an island in the middle (for the ) and two side plats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserati7200 Posted May 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 26, 2009 Is there any specific reason why the Chambers St. station is separate from the station? Wouldn't it have been cheaper to construct a station similar to 34th street, with an island in the middle (for the ) and two side plats? Because originally, when the IND was finished on September 10, 1932, the terminated at Chambers. Then when it was extended to Brooklyn, they wanted to keep Chambers street as a terminal for a train service, but have service to Brooklyn as well. So another platform was created where non-terminating trains stop at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted May 26, 2009 Ah, I didn't know that the line was only partially completed. I had assumed that the Eighth Avenue line opened at once from 207 to High St. Thanks Maserati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted May 26, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 26, 2009 I think it was because the tracks at Chambers were supposed to connect to the tracks at the Transit Museum. Both the tracks and the TM tracks are A1 and A2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted May 26, 2009 Share #5 Posted May 26, 2009 I think it was because the tracks at Chambers were supposed to connect to the tracks at the Transit Museum. Both the tracks and the TM tracks are A1 and A2. There is a portal south of Canal heading towards WTC on A1 that would have become the Worth St. Line and gone to S. 4 Street in Brooklyn. As far as Court, the only plans I'm aware of for that station was a plan to connect the Second Avenue Subway to the station in Brooklyn in a late 1930's plan (which obviously never materialized) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted May 26, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 26, 2009 There would have needed to be a substantial curve to take it away from the H&M right of way, and duck it under the IRT 7AL. The tunnel that the now terminates in would have run right into hudson terminal, and also made the building of the WTC impossible. Can't have tightly spaced tunnel over tunnel over tunnel under a building. Not safe. The underground footprint pre-9/11 also would have not allowed anything being built in the entire site east of the IRT line. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 Anthony Posted May 26, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 26, 2009 As we all know the ends up at the World Trade Center stop. It would be interesting to see them built a small tunnel southbound to connect the tunnel, so the can terminate at Whitehall Street when we lose the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted May 26, 2009 Share #8 Posted May 26, 2009 As we all know the ends up at the World Trade Center stop. It would be interesting to see them built a small tunnel southbound to connect the tunnel, so the can terminate at Whitehall Street when we lose the . The E isn't going to terminate anywhere but Chambers WTC. They plan to connect all the lines with the transit hub via passageway. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted May 27, 2009 Share #9 Posted May 27, 2009 We're not losing the . The service cuts are no longer. Also, I doubt there's space to connect the to the though it's not too bad of an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted May 27, 2009 Share #10 Posted May 27, 2009 Connecting the to the given WTC traffic during peak hours = mistake. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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