Last Sunday, a new subway station opened at 34th Street and 11th Avenue for the # 7 Flushing Line. This extension is about 1.5 miles long and does not include an intermediate station. There has been some talk on Subchat about the elevation of the area. I was not able to obtain a shapefile containing the new extension. I believe the tunnel built is continuously downhill . Please see the map attached:
In this map, in which the subway extension is not shown, the Flushing line ends at 41st Street and 7th Avenue (short purple line). I placed a label " 34th Street - 11 Avenue" on the map at the general location of the new station. The elevation contour layer is measured in feet. I also brought in a map of the Hudson River (yellow) without listing the depth. The range appears to be approx. 62 feet to 15 feet at 34th Street. It is a little difficult to read the altitudes, I should have made the font bigger!
To be continued....
