MTA Metro-North Railroad

PRESENTATION TO Morris Park Stakeholders September 10, 2012 Metro-North Railroad – Who We Are • Metro-North provides service across 384 route miles to 121 stations serving seven counties and two Connecticut counties

• Metro-North is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority o Founded in 1983 when the MTA assumed control of Conrail commuter operations in the states of New York and Connecticut o Recognized as one of the nation's preeminent railroads.

• Through continuous service and infrastructure improvements Metro-North has improved its system- wide on-time performance from 80 % to 97.7% and doubled its annual ridership to 82 million (2011 data)

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Bronx Service New Haven Line Metro-North

Riverdale Wakefield Hudson Line Metro-North Woodlawn Spuyten Duyvil Williams Bridge Marble Hill Botanical Garden Fordham University Heights Harlem Line - Metro-North Morris Heights Tremont

Yankees Melrose – E. 153 St.

Empire Line Amtrak Hell Gate Line - Amtrak

GCT Penn Station

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• 253 Metro-North weekday trains • Total weekday boardings are approximately 13,200, three times 1985 volumes o One of the fastest growing Metro-North markets o Approximately two-thirds of the Bronx boardings are outbound trips to the northern suburbs • Metro-North connects 5,000 Bronx residents to suburban jobs o Largest rail reverse commute market in the United States o Many of these riders start their trip in the eastern Bronx • Provides connections for other types of trips – shopping, recreational, etc.

Metro-North Railroad 3 Penn Station Access • Metro-North is currently performing a Federal Environmental Assessment for the introduction of its rail service from its Hudson and New Haven Lines to Penn Station, New York • Involves four (4) stations in the East Bronx and two (2) stations on the West Side of Manhattan • New Haven Line service to Penn Station could be introduced upon the opening of LIRR East Side Access service to • Expected completion of Environmental Assessment – 2013

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Metro-North’s Penn Station Access

Metro-North Railroad 5 Proposed Morris Park Station

Metro-North Railroad 6 Proposed Morris Park Station

Metro-North Railroad 7 Benefits of Penn Station Access to Morris Park The Initiation of Metro-North service to Morris Park would:

• Introduce convenient one-seat ride rail access between Morris Park and Manhattan’s West Side

• Introduce direct rail service to Morris Park employers from communities along the New Haven Line in Westchester and Connecticut

• Introduce direct rail service from the Morris Park community to suburban employment centers in Westchester and Connecticut

• Serve the Morris Park, , and Westchester Square neighborhoods

Metro-North Railroad 8 Benefits of Penn Station Access to Morris Park (continued) • Provide fast travel times to Manhattan and along the New Haven Line:

• From Morris Park to Penn Station – approx. 25 minutes

• From Morris Park Station to Stamford – approx. 35 minutes

• Support future development in the Morris Park area

• Use existing Amtrak tracks

• Require no station parking

• Require no private property takings

Metro-North Railroad 9 Next Steps

• Further develop the Morris Park Station Concept

• Complete the Federal Environmental Assessment

• Negotiate agreements to implement the service

• Identify funding sources

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