Grand Central Madison

Grand Central Madison is a commuter rail terminal for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Part of the East Side Access project, the new terminal started construction in 2008 and opened on January 25, 2023. The station sits beneath Grand Central Terminal, which serves the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Metro-North Railroad.

Grand Central Madison
Platform on opening day
General information
Coordinates40.7542°N 73.9770°W / 40.7542; -73.9770
Owned byMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Operated byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Grand Central Branch
Platforms4 island platforms
Tracks8
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth140 ft (43 m)
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAECOM (structural engineering and architecture design)
Other information
Fare zoneZone 1
History
OpenedJanuary 25, 2023 (January 25, 2023)
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Terminus Port Washington Branch Woodside
toward Port Washington
Hempstead Branch Woodside
toward Hempstead
Port Jefferson Branch Woodside
toward Port Jefferson
Ronkonkoma Branch Woodside
toward Greenport
Far Rockaway Branch Woodside
toward Far Rockaway
Babylon Branch Woodside
toward Babylon
West Hempstead Branch Woodside
toward West Hempstead
Long Beach Branch Woodside
toward Long Beach

Grand Central Madison was built to reduce travel times to and from Manhattan's East Side and to ease congestion at Penn Station, the West Side station where all Manhattan-bound LIRR trains had terminated since 1910. The new terminal enables passengers to transfer to Metro-North's Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven Lines, as well as the New York City Subway at Grand Central–42nd Street station.

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