ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."
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- Dec 31, 203350% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
NYC Targets 2030s for the Interborough Express
The MTA is pushing ahead on a new light rail line linking Brooklyn and Queens via a freight corridor that has never had passenger subway service.
- The Interborough Express is a 14-mile, 18-station light rail line from Jackson Heights, Queens to Brooklyn Army Terminal on an existing rarely used freight track, with a 32-minute end-to-end trip[2]
- Projected 160,000 daily riders, with about 900,000 New Yorkers living near the line[2][3]
- Cost is $5.5 billion, with about $2.75 billion approved in the MTA 2025-29 Capital Plan and the remainder unclear[2]
- The MTA began SEQRA environmental review on 15 October 2025 after preliminary engineering started in August, and the Draft EIS is now scheduled for release before the end of 2026 (ahead of schedule), followed by public meetings; design workshops run through 2027[2][3]
- First trains are expected in the 2030s with no estimated completion date; Hochul first proposed the line in 2022[2]
Cost $5.5B
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- [1]50%youtube.com/watch?v=KlhQoZqKMQEyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2033 ✓· 44% of score
Given as scheduled, per the source: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."
- [2]78%Interborough Express moves ahead as state prepares to release major environmental reviewqueenseagle.com· Published Sep 10, 2026· 43% of score
- [3]85%Governor Hochul Announces MTA to Commence Environmental Assessment for Interborough Express Projectgovernor.ny.gov· Published Oct 15, 2025· 12% of score
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