NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received a $33.2 million federal grant to help aid resiliency efforts at the Westchester Train Yard, the primary facility for the No. 6 line, the busiest line in the New York City Transit subway system in 2023.
The facility in the Bronx is the home for all 49 trains on the 6 line, which carried approximately 140 passengers last year, more than the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad combined. Its low-lying location makes it vulnerable to flooding.
“When Westchester Yard receives heavy rainfall, it floods and disrupts service for over 500,000 daily riders [on weekdays] who rely on the 6 line to get them to work or school,” MTA CEO Janno Lieber said in a press release. “This grant will allow us to implement flood control systems to keep trains moving.”
The grant comes to the MTA from the Federal Highway Administration through its Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation, or PROTECT, discretionary grant program. It will support installation of a complete stormwater drainage system, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said.
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