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 New York 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) Metro-North Railroad 1 Metro-North Railroad - Existing 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 2 Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Service in the Bronx • 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 Grand Central Terminal • Expected completion of Environmental Assessment – 2013 Metro-North Railroad 4 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, Pelham Parkway, 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 Metro-North Railroad 10 .