Each day, hundreds of thousands of passengers traverse the corridors of Penn Station. Improvement to the LIRR Penn Station concourse will provide direct access to LIRR and Amtrak tracks and will connect the future Moynihan Train Hall to Penn Station underground via 33rd Street. This redesign will result in a significant decrease in crowding and include notably higher ceilings – providing bright lighting, new wayfinding signage, ticketing and informational systems. The overall cost of the project is currently estimated to be $590-$600 million, with $170 million provided by MTA and the remainder funded by New York State.
The project will focus on improving access along the 33rd Street Corridor and 7th Avenue entrance and includes a dramatic new entrance pavilion that will introduce natural light into the station environment. The new entrance, with views of the iconic Empire State Building, will provide much-needed direct access to the Long Island Rail Road Main Concourse and the New York City Subway. The project will eliminate congestion by doubling customer access and egress capacity to the LIRR level, enhancing safety and security for passengers.
The overall Penn Station redevelopment master plan, which includes the creation of the Moynihan Train Hall, continues to move forward and will fully transform Penn Station into a modern, world-class transportation hub.
Penn Station’s been quiet this week, understandably so. The East End Gateway Project team is carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve adjusted our work plans accordingly. The East End Gateway and LIRR Concourse project will include higher ceilings, new wayfinding signage, and improved access and circulation for the hundreds…
Who’s ready for a completely reimagined Penn Station? I know we are. Meet John Hyland, the executive director for the Long Island Rail Road at one of the largest transportation hubs in America. John, who’s worked at Penn Station since 1986, oversees the work that’s going into making that reimagined…
Following the opening of the passageway in the former Duane Reade space between the 34th Street entrance and the LIRR main concourse, the East End Gateway – LIRR Concourse Project team is constructing an enclosed work zone (see image) to safely deliver the new 33rd Street entrance, while minimizing impacts…
Construction on the East End Gateway in Penn Station has advanced significantly, as the passageway in the former Duane Reade space between the 34th Street entrance and the LIRR main concourse opened, providing increased pedestrian flow and track accessibility. Ticketing machines were installed in the space to allow travelers to…
Leave something on your train? We can help! In October, the LIRR unveiled its new, bigger and brighter Lost and Found Office at Penn Station. The new facility is focused on functionality and customer experience, in keeping with the more spacious and light-focused design of the new Penn Station. The…
Exciting news for New Yorkers and visitors to the Empire State! Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled the 30th proposal of his 2020 State of the State: creating the Empire Station Complex – a 21st century transit complex on Manhattan’s West Side. During a speech at the Association for a…
One of the country’s busiest transit hubs and the gateway to the city for people from all over the world, Penn Station is undergoing a massive transformation from its easternmost edge at 7th Avenue with East End Gateway to its westernmost edge at 9th Avenue with Moynihan Train Hall. In…
The transformation of Penn Station continues to move forward, with construction related to the East End Gateway and LIRR Concourse project requiring the temporary relocation of the LIRR’s Ticket Office. On Wednesday, the now-former ticket office was closed as the relocated Ticket Office, with six ticket windows, opened between the…
Construction at the East End Gateway and LIRR Concourse in Penn Station is off to a strong start since the project got underway in June of this year, with night work ongoing since July to minimize impact on commuters and visitors. The focal point of this new project will be…
Monday, June 17, marks the start of a major renovation effort to transform the customer experience at Penn Station. The project will focus on improving access along the 33rd Street Corridor and 7th Avenue entrance, and includes a dramatic new entrance pavilion that will introduce natural light into the station environment.
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