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MTA unveils new seating area with a time limit at Grand Central Madison
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – There is a new customer seating area at Grand Central Madison with a 90-minute limit, the MTA announced on Friday.
The new customer seating area is on the mezzanine level of Grand Central Madison, near 47th Street. It is closer to trains and platforms, officials said.
“The area will host 14 two-seat pairs, for a total of 28 seats, available to ticketed LIRR customers with a 90-minute limit,” read a release on the new area. "It is located near the escalators that take customers to down to tracks 301 and 302 and up to tracks 201 and 202."
According to the MTA, LIRR service has increased by 41%, or nearly 300 trains per weekday, since the opening of Grand Central Madison in Jan. 2023.
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