Editing Secaucus Junction (section)

== Proposed New York City Subway extension ==
{{Further information|7 Subway Extension#Extensions to New Jersey}}
On November 16, 2010, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s administration was working on a plan to bring the {{NYCS trains|Flushing}} of the [[New York City Subway]] under the [[Hudson River]] to Secaucus Junction.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2010 |title=NJ Commuters Like 7 Train Extension Plan |publisher=[[WCBS-TV|WCBS]] |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/17/nyc-subway-line-may-continue-into-n-j/ |access-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2010 |title=Tunnel to Nowhere Might Become 7 to Secaucus |publisher=[[WNBC]] |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Tunnel-to-Nowhere-Might-Become-7-to-Secaucus-108680929.html |access-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> An [[7 Subway Extension|extension of that service]] from [[Times Square (IRT Flushing Line)|Times Square – 42nd Street]] to a new terminus at [[34th Street – Hudson Yards (IRT Flushing Line)|Eleventh Avenue and 34th Street]], has already been built.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Subway Station for 7 Line Opens on Far West Side |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/nyregion/no-7-subway-station-far-west-side-manhattan.html |access-date=September 13, 2015 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangel |first=Andrew |date=September 13, 2015 |title=New Subway Station Opens on NYC's Far West Side |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470 |access-date=September 13, 2015 |website=WSJ}}</ref>

The extension would take the subway outside the city's and [[New York State|New York]]'s borders and under the Hudson River for the first time. The plan would alleviate pressure on the [[NJ Transit]]/[[Amtrak]] route under the Hudson, after the cancellation of the [[Access to the Region's Core]] tunnel project by New Jersey Governor [[Chris Christie]] in October 2010. It would offer a direct route to [[Grand Central Terminal]] on the east side of [[Manhattan]], while connecting with most other subway routes. New York City spent $250,000 for a consultant to conduct feasibility studies for the project. However, no design work commenced nor were financing arrangements made.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bagli |first1=Charles V. |last2=Confessore |first2=Nicholas |date=November 16, 2010 |title=New York Studies Extending Subway Line to New Jersey |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/nyregion/17tunnel.html |access-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> On October 26, 2011, Bloomberg reiterated his support for the project, while Christie also expressed general concurrence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lipof |first=Phil |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Mayor Bloomberg wants to extend 7 line to New Jersey |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/8406903/ |website=ABC7 New York |access-date=October 27, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707142918/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8406903 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Elise |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Christie Praises New York City Subway Extension to New Jersey |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-26/christie-endorses-extension-of-new-york-subway-to-new-jersey.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729072441/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-26/christie-endorses-extension-of-new-york-subway-to-new-jersey.html |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |website=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> In April 2013, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] rejected the proposed extension, citing lack of funding.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Donohue |first=Pete |date=April 10, 2013 |title=Mayor Bloomberg push to extend 7 train to Jersey is promptly derailed by the MTA |work=Daily News |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-studying-7-extension-jersey-article-1.1312606}}</ref> However, it was reconsidered again in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Ameena |date=February 28, 2018 |title=Port Authority study will consider 7 train extension to New Jersey |work=Curbed NY |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/28/17062764/nyc-port-authority-mta-7-train-extension-new-jersey-study |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barone |first=Vincent |date=February 27, 2018 |title=Cross-Hudson study options include 7 line extension into NJ |language=en |work=am New York |url=https://www.amny.com/transit/7-train-nj-1.16981061 |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref>