The MTA's new 'TrainTime' mobile app will now allow Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North commuters to buy tickets and monitor real-time data on a train’s location and seat availability.
Travelers on the Long Island Rail Road will have a new app to buy tickets and view train times.Travelers on the Long Island Rail Road will have a new app to buy tickets and view train times.Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North commuters now have a mobile app that allows them to buy tickets and monitor real-time data on a train’s location and seat availability.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli noted in a report last month that ridership is not recovering as anticipated, which could lead to“This is the MTA’s way of showing up to 2022,” said Will Fisher, the MTA’s head of special projects. The MTA said the app features information on train locations updated every two seconds through GPS sensors attached to cars. Real-time train capacity data is determined by the weight of each car.
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