The station received UNESCO’s 2024 Prix Versailles Interior Award Tuesday night.
is ongoing but Grand Central Madison – the transit hub where the Long Island Railroad stops on Manhattan’s East Side – has the “World’s Most Beautiful Passenger Station” interior, according to an international panel of award judges.Interior Award for its “innovativeness, creativity, reflection of local heritage and ecological efficiency” in a recently opened or renovated station, according to the MTA. The awards were announced in a ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Tuesday night.
At 700,000 square feet, Grand Central Madison was the largest passenger rail terminal to be built in the country in more than 60 years. Its opening allows the Long Island Railroad to carry 40 percent more passengers, bringing its weekday rider total to 260,000, according to the MTA.
Over the summer, the MTA put out a notice seeking contractors to complete further work on the terminal, including elements of fire alarm systems, modifications of doors and installation of security cameras. It was also making provisions for retail spaces in the underground station, which remain largely empty. Those finishing touches were projected to cost between $10 million and $50 million, and take a little over a year to complete.
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