New Metro-North Rail Service to Penn Station Postponed by Seven Months
- Commuter-rail line expansion to finish by October 2027
- Riders will save up to 50 minutes each way with new service
A conductor boards a train at the Metro-North station in Stamford, Connecticut.
Photographer: Gabriela Bhaskar/BloombergA $2.9 billion project to extend Metro-North Railroad service into New York City’s Penn Station has been delayed by about seven months, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said Monday.
The hold up is because the MTA relies on the owner of the existing tracks, Amtrak, to allow access to those lines during construction. While the MTA has a deal with Amtrak to open up the tracks and provide staffing, it has yet to fully deliver on that commitment, Jamie Torres-Springer, president of the MTA’s Construction & Development, said Monday during a monthly committee meeting.