The MTA is upping service on two of New York City’s busiest subway lines 10 months after it started collecting congestion pricing tolls, which promised to pay for transit improvements.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday more frequent trains are being added to the A and L lines on weekdays, immediately benefiting more than 100,000 riders.
New A train service
The A line is getting an additional round trip from Inwood-207 Street in Manhattan to both Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway in Queens during midday hours Monday-Friday. The change allows trains to run approximately eight minutes apart for a longer period of time and reduces delays caused by trains moving into and out of storage, according to the MTA.
“When we launched congestion pricing, I made a promise to New Yorkers that we would deliver tangible improvements to transit service and by adding more trips on two of the busiest subway lines, we are doing just that,” a statement by Hochul said. “More frequent subway service means less waiting on platforms and reduced crowding on trains — two big wins for riders.”
Hochul’s office said the MTA saw back-to-back months of record on-time performance in the subway in August and September.
New L train service
The L line’s added service will be for the morning rush with four additional round trips between Manhattan’s 14th Street and Canarsie, Brooklyn, during the peak hours…