Ribbon Cutting at New Atlantic LIRR Station

Six years in the making, the  the Long Island Rail Road’s new Atlantic Terminal Pavilion opened on Tuesday with many politicians on hand.

At a cost of $108 million, the three-story limestone, granite and glass structure at Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place has a  customer waiting area, ticket offices and restrooms.

It’s like a real train station. Wow.

The Atlantic  LIRR station connects to five bus lines and 10 subway lines – the B, D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains. It is estimated that 57,000 commuters come through the station daily.

You can even take the train to Montauk from there if you are so inclined .

The name will be changed to Atlantic Terminal in March.  This video is a promotional video produced by the MTA.