New Metro-North Stations Coming Down the Track to the Bronx

Metro-North plan

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has big plans for the future, including adding four Metro-North Railroad stations in the Bronx and extending the New Haven line to Penn Station in Manhattan.

All of these projects are included in the MTA’s four year Capital Program that is meant to provide access to Manhattan’s West Side and areas of the Bronx that have few mass transit options. Using tracks that are already in use by Amtrak, the MTA plans to build new stations on the Metro-North New Haven Line. As part of the Penn Station Access project, these new stops would bring the New Haven line into Penn Station instead of Grand Central Terminal.

These new stations will service the East Bronx in Co-op City, Hunts Point, Morris Park, and Parkchester/Van Nest.

“The expansion of Metro North service to the East Bronx has the potential to transform not just the Bronx, but the entire region.” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Both Ruben Diaz Jr. and Senator Jeff Klein have been supporters of this project.

For the Bronx the new stations would not only bring additional access to transportation but is projected to aid economic growth. According to an analysis report conducted by the offices of Senator Klein and Borough President Diaz Jr., the expansion would create 5,400 jobs. Additionally, property values are expected to increase more than $140,000 with an increase in business sales by $1.151 billion.

However, there are some problems that need to be addressed before the project can get off the ground. Until the MTA finishes work for the Long Island Rail Road, there is no room at Penn Station for a new train service. The Penn Station Access plan will cost $743 million with the whole Capital Program costing $32 billion, money that the MTA does not have.

Currently, the Penn Station Access plan is in the Environmental Review process and the MTA stated that the new Bronx stations should be ready for service in December of 2022.

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