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Chapter 3Table 3.3Vital Statistics for Rapid Transit and Commuter Rail Providers in the NYMTC Region and in the Metropolitan Area (2012)Agency/ Entity/Transport TypeRoutemilesRoutesStationsFixed routefleet sizeAverage weekdayunlinked tripsGeographic reachRapid TransitMTA NYCT(subway)MTA Staten IslandRailway660 track 25 420* 6,375 5,156,913 Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens,Manhattan29 track 1 22 63 28,054 Staten IslandPATH 13.8 4 13 375 281,764 Manhattan, Jersey City,Hoboken, NewarkNew Jersey OnlyNJ Transit Hudson‐Bergen Light RailNJ Transit NewarkCity Subway36.5 3 24 52 40,975 Bayonne, Jersey City,Hoboken, Union City, WestNew York13.9 1 17 21 18,807 Newark, BloomfieldCommuter RailMTA LIRR 594 track 11 124 1,185 333,683 Manhattan, Brooklyn,Queens, Nassau, SuffolkMTA Metro‐North774 track 5 110 1,101 277,171 Manhattan, Bronx,RailroadWestchester, Putnam,Dutchess, Rockland, SWConnecticutNJ Transit Railroad 536 track 9 164 1,332 276,459 Manhattan, New Jersey*Many of the system’s 468 stations are linked by free transfers.All data compiled from member agencies and agency websites, American Public Transportation Association, National Transit Institute 2010 National TransitDatabase.The Transportation System 3-11
Chapter 3over 30 million passengers for the firsttime in its 40-year history in 2011. 15 Theincrease occurred against a backdrop ofa national recession, shrinking vacationbudgets, and increasing gasoline prices.In the NYMTC planning area four commuterrail stations are served by Amtraktrains: New York City, New Rochelle,Yonkers, and Croton-Harmon. Additionalstations immediately surroundingthe NYMTC planning area are in Stamford,CT; Bridgeport, CT; New Haven,CT; Poughkeepsie, NY; Newark, NJ;Newark Airport, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ; andMetroPark, NJ. Limited service is alsoprovided to New Brunswick, NJ. Table3.4 displays ridership data for these stationssince 2008.Population growth and increase intransportation demand expected inthe Northeast for the next decades hasplaced increasing pressure on the saturatedNortheast Corridor (NEC), the country’sbusiest rail artery, and present challengesin terms of accommodating moretrains, reducing trip time, and increasingtrain speed and service reliability. Amtrak’sNEC Capital Investment Programidentifies funding options and prioritiesfor improving service in the existing railnetwork (the NEC Upgrade program)and developing a dedicated high-speedrail system (the NEC Next-GenerationHigh-Speed Rail program). At an earlyplanning stage as of 2012, the implementationof both overlapping programsis expected to occur in incremental stepsover the next 30 years. Funding and implementationpriority would be given tothe elements of the program that wouldhave the largest impact on improving reliability,increasing capacity, and reducingtrip times, in order to generate therevenue and capital needed for additionalelements of the program. 16Major infrastructure work on the railroadnetwork that Amtrak uses withinand beyond the NYMTC planning areahas significant implications for the metropolitanarea. For example, multiple railbridges over Connecticut’s coastal waterwayswere replaced, or were in the processof being replaced, over the past fewyears – some as far away as New London,i.e. the replacement of the Niantic Bridgedue to be completed in May 2013. Asidefrom causing temporary service changes,these bridge repairs were needed to maintainand upgrade Amtrak-owned infrastructurealong the Northeast Corridor. 17Federal stimulus money helped rebuildout-of-commission railcars, 18 while thePassenger Rail Investment and ImprovementAct of 2008 authorized additionalfederal support of state grants to upgradedesignated high-speed rail corridors. 19Parts of Amtrak’s aging Northeast Corridorconstant tension catenary electricpower supply system are also being rehabilitated– a need demonstrated by incidentssuch as an unplanned May 2006power outage, which stranded numerouspassengers. 20 Amtrak also began the processof purchasing new electric locomotives.21Within the NYMTC planning area, asettlement between New York State andAmtrak in 2007 paid for upgrading theTable 3.4Amtrak Ridership, Fiscal Years 2008‐2012*(Fiscal years run October through September.)2007‐2008 2008‐2009 2009‐2010 2010‐2011 2011‐20122007‐2012Change %Stations Serving the NYMTC RegionNew York, NY 8,739,345 7,832,874 8,377,944 8,995,551 9,493,414 7.94New Rochelle, NY 87,463 79,674 78,876 79,264 84,777 ‐3.17Yonkers, NY 18,720 18,850 20,433 20,987 22,187 15.63Croton‐Harmon, NY 39,893 42,003 41,570 42,562 45,578 12.47Stations Serving the Surrounding Metropolitan AreaNewark, NJ 679,279 630,939 658,089 683,626 680,803 0.22Newark Airport, NJ 116,979 109,517 116,526 120,428 126,705 7.68Metropark, NJ 406,287 369,477 388,371 396,902 393,713 ‐3.19New Brunswick, NJ** 7,538 7,204 6,609 6,678 8,470 11Stamford, CT 368,918 337,674 355,232 385,069 393,703 6.3Bridgeport, CT 75,487 70,765 72,809 76,653 84,446 10.61New Haven, CT 705,458 661,656 723,287 740,902 755,669 6.64Poughkeepsie, NY 65,860 67,492 75,775 84,236 88,354 25.46*Amtrak State Fact Sheets**limited service3-12 Plan 2040: NYMTC Regional Transportation Plan
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