See inside Grand Central Station's newly opened Long Island Rail Road terminal — finally open to passengers after 15 years of construction

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 15:27

Grand Central LIRR terminal construction — East Side Access — A construction crew works on the Grand Central Madison terminal providing Long Island Rail Road Access to Manhattan's Grand Central Station.
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Construction on Grand Central Madison began in 2006, and cost $12 billion.
The terminal could cut 40 minutes off of some riders' commutes, according to the New York Times.
Positioned more than 100 feet underground, it can take up to 12 minutes to travel from the platform to the subway.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal at Grand Central Station in Manhattan is finally open after decades of planning, construction, and delays.

Shuttle service from Queens to the terminal, called Grand Central Madison, began Wednesday. The first rides marked the completion of a project that began in the 1960s to connect Queens to Manhattan's East Side.