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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.
This list shows the western and eastern terminals of each LIRR service. There are 10 total services, plus one additional seasonal service (the Belmont Park Branch). Jamaica and the two employees-only stations are not included in the station counts below.
The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by the MTA, the other being the Metro-North Railroad in the northern suburbs of the New York area. Established in 1834 (the first section between the Brooklyn waterfront and Jamaica opened on April 18, 1836) and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest railroad in the United ...
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.
SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS — A proposed commuter rail station in Sunnyside that has long been dreamed about by transit advocates will now undergo a more formal study by the MTA, the agency revealed last...
The new facility is the largest passenger rail terminal to be built in the U.S. in 67 years and the biggest change to LIRR service in more than a century, MTA officials have said.
On Monday, the LIRR will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule with Montauk Branch trains running on a Sunday schedule. The 1:17 p.m., 4:18 p.m., 6:22 p.m. and 8:22 p.m. trains from Montauk to ...
All 11 branches of the LIRR will offer service to Grand Central Madison and Penn Station, in some cases via transfers, and the schedules provide rush-hour through-service to Brooklyn from...
NEW YORK CITY — A long-awaited plan to bring Long Island Rail Road trains to Grand Central Terminal is about to leave — or, rather, enter — the station. The first LIRR train will arrive in ...
The station will be open for service beginning Nov. 20, initially offering eastbound service to the new home of the New York Islanders, UBS Arena, as well as nearby Belmont Park, which...