Penn Station Access

Penn Station Access will transform our regional transportation system. Service will be more reliable, travel times will be reduced, and there will be more mass transit options for everyone.

This project will connect Amtrak’s existing Hell Gate Line to Penn Station and bring the line into a state of good repair. This will improve reliability and on-time performance and prepare the line for future high-speed rail.

We will build four new accessible stations in the East Bronx at Hunts Point, Morris Park, Co-op City, and Parkchester/Van Nest. This will cut down on commute times to the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut. The work also includes four bridge rehabilitations, reconfigured interlockings, and the modernization of signal, power and communication infrastructure.

During the construction process, we will emphasize community safety and quality of life. We will hold public meetings to get feedback, and will give community members advance notice of disruptive construction. And we will track environmental performance while construction is underway.

Design is currently underway, with construction expected to begin by the fall of 2022. The anticipated completion date for Penn Station Access is 2027.

• Through Fall 2023: Traffic and parking changes on Eastchester Road near Bassett Avenue
• Through Spring 2024: Traffic and parking changes on Bronxdale Avenue between Poplar Street and Sackett Avenue
• Through Winter 2024: Sidewalk and parking changes on East Tremont Avenue near Bronxdale Avenue and Unionport Road

• On December 9, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the groundbreaking for the Metro-North Penn Station Access project alongside leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority during a ceremony in the Bronx.
• On December 29, 2021, the MTA Board awarded a third-party design-build contract for the project to Halmar International, LLC/RailWorks, J.V. Read a letter from Sen. Chuck Schumer and other elected officials regarding this approval. 
• In September 2021, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Penn Station Access. The FRA issued a FONSI on November 16, 2021, concluding the environmental review for the project. 
• MTA and Amtrak will together seek funding from a Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) grant program for the Northeast Corridor in the Biden Infrastructure Plan, once the FRA issues regulations.  

24/7 construction hotline: 347-263-7837
Email: PSAOutreach@mtacd.org

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