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The Montague Street Tunnel carries the R train of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It opened to revenue service on Sunday August 1 1920 at 2 am with a holiday schedule the same day as the 60th Street Tunnel. Regular service began Monday August 2 1920. The two new tunnels allowed passengers to make an 18-mile (29 km) trip from Coney Island through Manhattan on the BMT Broadway Line to Queens for a 5-cent fare.
