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The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter rail system in New York, owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It operates 11 lines and 126 stations across Long Island and into Manhattan, with a system map and history on Wikipedia.
East Side Access is a public works project that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) from Queens to Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side. The project, which began in 2007 and opened in 2023, cost over $11 billion and involved building new tunnels, tracks, platforms, and facilities.
Find out the names, locations, and features of the 126 stations on the LIRR, the busiest commuter railroad in the U.S. Learn about the different types and designs of stations, platform lengths, station houses, and historical preservation.
According to the MTA site, about 45 percent of LIRR commuters are expected to go to Grand Central Madison, so there will be less crowding at Penn Station and the surrounding subway lines.
The MTA will evaluate the feasibility of building a new commuter rail station in Sunnyside Yard, as part of its 20-year needs assessment. The station would connect the LIRR and Metro-North, and ...
The East River Tunnels are four railroad tunnels that connect Manhattan and Queens under the East River. They carry LIRR, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains to and from Penn Station and the Northeast Corridor.
Traffic & Transit New York's Metro-North And LIRR Apps To Combine With MTA E-Tix: MTA MTA e-Tix users will have an automatic update to the TrainTime app, but Metro-North and LIRR app users will ...
Learn about the origins and development of the oldest U.S. railroad still operating under its original name and charter. The article covers the construction, expansion, and ownership of the LIRR from 1832 to 1966.