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East Side Access (ESA) is a public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) two miles from its Main Line in Queens to the new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side.
The upper level of the 63rd Street Tunnel carries the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. The lower level carries Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) trains to Grand Central as part of the East Side Access project. Construction of the 63rd Street Tunnel began in 1969.
The East Side Access project, including tunnels under the East River and the East Side of Manhattan, was completed in early 2023; some LIRR traffic has been diverted to Grand Central, freeing up track slots at Penn Station.
LONG ISLAND, NY — A project that will bring long-awaited Long Island Rail Road trains to the East Side of Manhattan that's been years in the making is still slated to open by the end of 2022 ...
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Sometime next year, commuters heading to and from Long Island will get long-awaited access to the East Side of Manhattan through an enormous, $11 billion project being ...
LIRR's New East Side Access Now Expected To Open Fully In Early 2023 - East Hampton, NY - Shuttle service will be implemented between the LIRR's Jamaica Station and midown, the MTA says.
However, due to delays in the East Side Access project (which would give LIRR riders a second direct route into Manhattan via the 63rd Street Tunnel), Amtrak later pushed back the start date of the East River Tunnels' reconstruction to 2025, and increased the construction time to four years.
The East Side Access project, which includes tunnels under the East River and the East Side of Manhattan, would divert some LIRR traffic to Grand Central; it was completed in January 2023. The Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel or THE Tunnel, which later took on the name of the study itself, was meant to address the western, or Hudson River, crossing.
The aim is to create a new, direct route for riders of the Long Island Rail Road to and from Manhattan's East Side, alleviating traffic that currently flows through the chaotically congested Penn ...
Access to the Region's Core – tunnel project, canceled in 2010. Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel – project proposed in 1993. East Side Access – tunnel project, completed in 2023. Gateway Project – project proposed in 2011. New York Connecting Railroad – follow-up to Tunnel Extension, completed in 1917.