East River Tunnels

The East River Tunnels are four single-track railroad passenger service tunnels that extend from the eastern end of Pennsylvania Station under 32nd and 33rd Streets in Manhattan and cross the East River to Long Island City in Queens. The tracks carry Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak trains travelling to and from Penn Station and points to the north and east. The tracks also carry New Jersey Transit trains deadheading to Sunnyside Yard. They are part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, used by trains traveling between New York City and New England via the Hell Gate Bridge.

This article is about the railroad tunnels used by Amtrak, NJ Transit, and LIRR. For other tunnels that span the East River, see East River § Crossings. For the vehicular tunnel carrying I-77 between West Virginia and Virginia, see East River Mountain Tunnel.

East River Tunnels
Construction of the East River Tunnels, 1909
Overview
LineNortheast Corridor
LocationEast River between Manhattan and Queens in New York City
Operation
Constructed1904–1909
OpenedSeptember 8, 1910
OwnerAmtrak
TrafficRail
CharacterPassenger
Technical
Design engineerAlfred Noble
Length3,949 feet (1,204 m)
Width23 feet (7.0 m)
Route map
East River Tunnels
Location in New York City
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