A new underground passageway connecting the Flushing Line (7 train) with the Lexington Avenue Line (4, 5, and 6 trains) has opened at Grand Central Station, aiming to reduce congestion for the 150,000 daily commuters who transfer between these lines. The passageway includes a new staircase to the Flushing Line platform and 25% wider existing staircases. This improvement is part of the larger Grand Central-42 Street Circulations Improvement Project. “A thousand tons of dirt and 140 feet of Manhattan Schist couldn’t get in the way of another on-time and under-budget MTA capital project,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber … Continue reading Grand Central Opens New Passageway for 7 Train Transfers