![]() ![]() Bringing Metro-North service to Penn Station will connect the subway, LIRR, NJ Transit, PATH, and Amtrak, offering regional connections unlike anywhere else in the country. Metro-North Railroad President and Long Island Rail Road Interim President Catherine Rinaldi said, "Grand Central Madison is bringing the LIRR, Metro-North, and the subway under one roof for the first time. This project means dramatically shorter commutes and life-changing access to jobs, education, health care and everything else New York has to offer." 500,000 residents live within just a mile of the four new Metro-North stations, and many more when you look at the entire service area. ![]() MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, "Penn Station Access is a game changer for a huge and transit-deprived swath of the Bronx. Metro-North trains stopping at the four new Bronx stations will serve as an extension of the New Haven Line from the New Rochelle Station, offering transit options in the East Bronx to Midtown Manhattan as well as points in Westchester, Connecticut and inversely. The expansion will use Amtrak's Hell Gate Line to access Penn Station, optimizing existing infrastructure and minimizing the construction impact on surrounding communities. The four new stations will be in Hunts Point, Parkchester/Van Nest, Morris Park, and Co-Op City and will be accessible to all in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. I'm thankful for MTA's partnership to get this project off the ground, and I look forward to seeing the completed project to help ensure all New Yorkers have access to the modern public transportation that they deserve." "In partnership with Senator Schumer, Representatives Torres, Ocasio-Cortez, and Bowman, and Amtrak, Penn Station Access will not only drastically reduce commute times, but it will also help connect hundreds of thousands of residents and boost local economies. "We are bringing modern, safe, and reliable public transportation to East Bronx communities and with it, more economic opportunity for New Yorkers," Governor Hochul said. ![]() Additionally, the project will greatly reduce travel times, provide reverse commuting opportunities and offer a critical second route into Manhattan for the first time ever through Metro-North. By offering rail service to and from Manhattan, Westchester and Connecticut, this will expand access to jobs, education and entertainment for East Bronx communities. With four new stations in the Bronx, this project will bring rail service within one mile of 500,000 residents and will be the largest expansion of Metro-North Railroad since it was founded in 1983. Additionally, the City of Cincinnati features a bike sharing service known as Cincinnati Red Bike.Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the groundbreaking for the Metro-North Penn Station Access project alongside leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority during a ceremony in the Bronx this morning. Other transit services throughout the Greater-Cincinnati region are provided by the Butler County Regional Transit Authorityand the Clermont Transportation Connection. Transit service throughout Northern Kentucky is provided by TANK (Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky). Northern Kentucky and Other Regional Transit Services Day after New Years Day - Weekday Service.Metro operates on a variety of schedules on and around the holidays. To use Access, you must first register and be approved for service. Springdale - Vine/Lincoln Hts ($2.00 fare)Īccess is a shared-ride public transportation service, providing origin-to-destination transportation in small buses for people whose disabilities prevent them from riding Metro buses. Northgate Express/via Banning ($2.65 fare) Western Hills - Northside Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Glenway Crossing - Hyde Park Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Reading Road - Evendale - Sharonville ($2.00 fare) West Chester Express/Job Connection ($3.75 fare) Glenway Crossing - Oakley Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Western Hills - Martin Luther King - Oakley Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Price Hill-Glenway Crossing/Price Hill-Delhi-Sayler Park ($2.00 fare) West End - Evanston Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Seven Hills/Mt Healthy/Mt Airy/Northgate ($2.00 fare) Oakley-Sharonville Crosstown ($2.00 fare) Montgomery Job Connection/Montgomery Express ($2.65 fare) ![]()
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