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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 Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island.
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...
Mets–Willets Point (formerly Shea Stadium) is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Prior to 2021, the station would normally be open only during New York Mets home games, the U.S. Open tennis tournament, major events, and emergencies.
Highlights of the project, according to the MTA, include direct connection for all 11 LIRR lines to Grand Central Terminal and Midtown East; a new, 350,000-square-foot terminal with spacious ...
The railroad is addressing the lack of transportation into Brooklyn by increasing trains on the Port Washington, Babylon and Ronkonoma branches. The MTA announced more express trains during the...
The MTA later proposed in their 2025-2044 20-year needs assessment that Sunnyside station serve both the LIRR and the Metro-North Railroad, with the latter providing service to Penn Station after Penn Station Access is completed.
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.
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.
Flushing–Main Street is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The station is located at Main Street and 41st Avenue, off Kissena Boulevard.