MTA: One Vanderbilt Grand Central Station Entrances Completed

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY – The MTA announced Wednesday the entrances to Grand Central Station from One Vanderbilt Avenue have been completed.

The entrances are part of an ongoing expansion and renovation project to improve transfers between the subway, Metro North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road.

The entrances at One Vanderbilt allow direct street access to Vanderbilt and Madison avenues, relieving some of the stress on the 42 St entrance, which is the busiest entry point in the New York City subway system.

According to the MTA, the Grand Central-42 St mezzanine will have a 37 percent increase in circulation space, new staircases between the mezzanine and platform levels of the 4,5 and 6 subway lines and an ADA elevator at 42 St and Lexington Avenue.

The reduction in platform congestion will allow for at least one additional train per hour.

One Vanderbilt is the new headquarters of many of the world's leading finance, banking, law and real estate firms, and stands at 1,401 feet.

"This project is a perfect example of how the MTA is leveraging private investment for public improvement," said Janno Lieber, President of MTA Construction & Development, in a prepared statement. "With these entrances – including multiple escalators and ADA elevators – New Yorkers returning to Midtown will find it even easier to navigate between Grand Central and their destinations in the neighborhood."