Sport Psychology

Trains running to and from Penn Station were reduced under the new schedule in order to reroute trains to Grand Central instead.

The schedule also cut the number of express trains running along the Port Washington branch after the MTA originally proposed that all would be eliminated.

Under the current schedule, the only express trains running out of Port Washington go into Penn Station and none to Grand Central. The three express trains during the morning rush only stop at three stations – Plandome, Manhasset and Great Neck – before arriving on the West Side of Manhattan.

Three trains run partially express into Grand Central, making six stops after leaving Port Washington. At Bayside, the sixth stop, the train then runs express to Woodside where it makes its final stop before arriving on the East Side.

The 7:17 a.m. train leaving Port Washington is one of the three trains that run partially express into Grand Central, sandwiched between the other two leaving at 6:47 a.m. and 8:14 a.m.

minutes long.

Scandalios said that he would like to see more express trains running into Grand Central to diminish the commute time.

Grievances for Penn Station commuters include fewer express trains, longer wait times in between trains and extended commute times overall.

The 7:17 a.m. train is scheduled to arrive in Grand Central at 8 a.m. and is the only train that arrives substantially before the 9 a.m. workday start time. While the 8:14 a.m. train arrives in Grand Central at 8:57

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