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Officials Announce Name Of New LIRR Terminal In Manhattan Set To Open This Year Officials Announce Name Of New LIRR Terminal In Manhattan Set To Open This Year
Officials Announce Name Of New Lirr Terminal In Manhattan Set To Open This Year New York State officials have announced the name of the new 700,000-square-foot Long Island Rail Road terminal in Manhattan that is nearing its completion. The new terminal, which will be located below Grand Central Terminal and Madison Avenue from 43rd Street to 48th Street, is named Grand Central Madison, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday, May 31. Grand Central Madison is expected to begin service before the end of the year.  The $11.1 billion infrastructure project connects the LIRR to the East Side.  "This is an exciting, historic moment for New York State, Long Island…

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LIRR Riders On Track To Have Access To Grand Central Terminal For First Time LIRR Riders On Track To Have Access To Grand Central Terminal For First Time
Lirr Riders On Track To Have Access To Grand Central Terminal For First Time Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) riders will soon have access to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. After decades of delays, the bulk of construction at the East Side Access project is completed, with the concourses scheduled to be opened up by December 2022, the governor announced, marking the first time LIRR riders will be connected directly to the East Side in Manhattan. The project includes eight new tracks for the station and includes improvements to help ease the rush at Penn Station, making it easier to get to different parts of Manhattan dir…

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by Zak Failla