With full service ready to go at Grand Central Madison, the LIRR adds about 300 trains per weekday on top of the roughly 660 trains already in operation.
Coupled with expanded service to Penn Station, the link to Grand Central allows for rail stops to open along long-neglected parts of the city, including the Bronx, spur new housing developments and serve as an economic engine.
The station was to have opened by the end of 2022 but was delayed slightly by issues with heating, ventilation and air conditioning. The project encompasses work in multiple locations throughout Manhattan and Queens, and includes more than eight miles of tunneling. It will bring all 11 branches of the LIRR through a new East River tunnel with a final destination below the current Grand Central. This new route will save commuters headed to the East Side precious time.
The MTA has not put an exact date for when passengers can expect to first use the new terminal that is actually below the original Grand Central, but said it will be before the end of 2022, and that it could save LIRR riders 30 minutes on commutes. NBC New York's Andrew Siff reports. Spending on the massive construction project has grown to more than $11 billion — more than triple the initial estimate of $3.5 billion two decades ago. The project bore through two miles of bedrock; per mile, it would be one of the world’s most expensive rail projects ever completed.
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