MTA Could Bring Metro North Trains To Penn Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Metro-North trains may stop at Penn Station, courtesy of a multibillion-dollar project to connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal by 2016.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority thinks its $7 billion project to allow LIRR trains to Grand Central will free up enough track space to allow Metro-North trains south of Grand Central Station.
LISTEN: WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reports
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The MTA is investigating whether the railroad could use Amtrak tracks on existing tracks, and possibly add up to four new stations in the Bronx on a line now used by Amtrak.
Borough President Spokesman John Desio confirmed to CBS 2 that the MTA would also build four new stations on the Metro-North line through the Bronx.
However, as WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reports, there won't be an estimate for the project until an environmental study is completed in two years.
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