NYC’s Penn Station Expansion Remakes a Depot People Love to Hate
- The $1.6 billion project expands nation’s busiest terminal
- Facility will provide room for regional growth in railway use
Source: Amtrak
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For a symbol of life-altering change in New York City next year, hundreds of thousands of East Coast train travelers and commuters need look no farther than the Jan. 1 opening of the Moynihan Train Hall.
The $1.6 billion project expands Penn Station, the nation’s busiest rail terminal, by 255,000 square feet (23,690 square meters) to serve Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak passengers. The new facility is designed to provide more room for the 650,000 people who traveled through the station every day before the pandemic.