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Jan 26, 2023 · To reach the Long Island Rail Road trains at Grand Central Madison, the shiny new station buried ten stories under Grand Central Terminal, you take the MTA’s longest escalators. Arrayed...
LIRR tracks at Grand Central are accessed via escalators on the mezzanine level. Getting to the LIRR concourse. The most direct way to access LIRR trains from the street is via the entrance at 383 Madison Avenue, on the southeast corner of 47 Street. There are four other street-level entrances, all of which are accessible:
Jan 27, 2023 · To get from the street to the platform at Grand Central Madison, it’s about a 10 minute walk. That includes going down a 182-foot-long escalator, the longest and steepest in the entire MTA...
- Schedules & Fares: What You Need to Know
- Explore Grand Central Madison
- Stop to Enjoy The Artwork
For the first few weeks in operation, the LIRR will offer limited shuttle service between Jamaica and Grand Central Madison — nicknamed "Grand Central Direct" — so customers can acquaint themselves with the new terminal as existing schedules continue. This will be followed by the LIRR initiating full service from Long Island to Grand Central in Feb...
To reach Grand Central Madison, you can go to Grand Central Terminal's dining concourse, where there are stairs and escalators leading down to the new station; there are also street-level entrances, and other points of entry within GCT, as well as elevators. (Enlarge the below map herefor more specifics.) Prior to opening, the MTA conducted wayfind...
Don't forget to carve out some time to explore the artwork featured on the walls and screens as you make your way to and from your train. MTA Arts + Design commissioned artists Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smithto design the mosaics around the terminal, and the results are striking. Smith’s River Light, a nearly 800-square-foot mosaic inspired by the way ...
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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.
May 8, 2023 · The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today unveiled two escalators and one elevator connecting Grand Central Madison’s Long Island Rail Road Concourse with Metro-North Railroad’s main concourse at Grand Central Terminal.
