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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.
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.
The East Side Access project built a LIRR spur to Grand Central Terminal that will run in part via the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel. The East Side Access project added a new eight-track terminal called Grand Central Madison underneath the existing Grand Central Terminal.
Grand Central Madison is a commuter rail terminal for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Part of the East Side Access project, the new terminal started construction in 2008 and opened on January 25, 2023.
Plan To Bring LIRR Service To East Side On Track To Start In 2022: MTA - North Fork, NY - According to the MTA, the project symbolizes a "huge increase to service, with 41 percent more trains...
Posted Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 8:45 pm ET | Updated Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 10:13 pm ET. The new terminal will mean enhanced LIRR service and direct access to the East Side for riders. (Lisa Finn ...
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 train will leave Jamaica at 10:45 a.m. as part of a new shuttle service called Grand Central Direct, officials said. Full LIRR service —dubbed "East Side Access" — will expand in coming weeks.
23 feet (7.0 m) [1] Route map. East River Tunnels. Location in New York City. 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 opening of East Side Access in 2023 diverted some Long Island Rail Road trains to Grand Central Terminal, therefore opening up slots at Penn Station for Metro-North service. During peak hours there will be between six and ten trains on the New Haven Line to Penn Station.