Service changes are coming to Long Island Rail Road after a rocky rollout involving Grand Central Madison that has led to several days of chaotic commutes
Needless to say, it was not the most pleasant way to end a long day at work.The new crowds at the transfer hub and elsewhere along LIRR lines are some of the growing pains connected to the opening of the $11 billion Grand Central Madison and the historic expansion of the rail lines trains to Grand Central Terminal.
She said the overcrowding comes from new schedules that shortened trains bound for Penn Station and Brooklyn. Rinaldi acknowledged her team reduced the number of cars on certain trains based on data analysis. Transit officials thought many of those people would want to ride to Grand Central instead. While some have been enjoying the new schedule, saying it has cut out significant commuting time for them, others have had their commutes made increasingly difficult by the changes.
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