The lower concourse, mostly dedicated to the LIRR, also connects to the 1, 2, 3, A, C and E subway lines. On the upper level, you’ll find Amtrak and NJ Transit with casual, reliable fast-food chains and shops, such as Chickpea, Jamba Juice, and a Duane Reade drug store. The ConcoursesĪlthough it feels like a maze, Penn Station is actually divided into two main concourses. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The M34 bus – with speedy Select Bus Service – will drop you off in front of the station entrance on 34th Street. Other options, the A, C and E trains, go to 34th Street and 8th Avenue, with underground access to Penn Station. The N, Q, R, B, D and F trains will take you to 34th Street and 6th Avenue. The 1, 2 and 3 trains stop directly at Penn Station. The station is accessible from several subway lines. To get there, public transportation is usually your best bet. Located in Midtown West – amid some of the city’s worst traffic – Penn Station's underground sprawl reaches from 30th to 34th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. It's efficient – and if you know the ins and outs – a great way to begin a trip.įor more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Sitting beneath Madison Square Garden and Penn Plaza (an entertainment, hotel and office complex), Penn Station’s transit complex serves Amtrak, New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), as well as the New York City subway. It packs 650,000 travelers into its tunnels on any given day, more than double the number of people passing through all of New York City’s airports combined. Today, Penn Station is a different sort of marvel: It may not be good looking but it is hardworking. (Image courtesy of The New York Public Library)
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