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title: MTACD Penn Station Access
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# MTACD Penn Station Access

![MTACD Penn Station Access](https://www.systra.com/usa/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/02/psa-1.jpg)

**SYSTRA is a major subconsultant to the lead designer, as part of the joint venture team awarded the $1.85 billion Penn Station Access Design-Build Project. SYSTRA is responsible for all design and engineering of track, AC power, signals, stray current and corrosion control, and systems integration. Together, the team is slated to complete the project in just over five years.**

For the first time, Metro-North will provide rail service from the Bronx,
Westchester, and Connecticut directly to Penn Station and Manhattan’s West Side.

This extension will improve regional transportation connectivity, enhance
network resiliency, promote sustainability, and link communities, and will be
implemented in conjunction with Amtrak, LIRR, and CSX railroads, connecting Penn
Station New York to Metro-North’s New Haven rail line. This will reduce commute
times considerably to the Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut. Penn Station
Access will rehabilitate Amtrak’s Hell Gate Line, improving reliability and
on-time service for intercity passengers and preparing the corridor for eventual
high-speed rail.

Four new accessible stations will be built in the East Bronx. In addition, 19
miles of track and substations will be constructed, the New Rochelle train yard
will be reconfigured, and signal and communications technology will be
modernized.