Transportation
Long Island Commuters to Arrive at Grand Central for First Time
- LIRR trains to begin limited service to East Side of Manhattan
- $11.1 billion project faced years of delays and cost overruns
New Yorkers are about to get a critical commuter service they’ve waited years for: the Long Island Rail Road will run to Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal.
The LIRR will begin limited service on Wednesday for at least three weeks with riders changing trains at the Jamaica stop in Queens during the initial launch. Direct service into Grand Central will roll out after that, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.