Why is there more than one Penn Station?

The Penn Station name extends from the fact that the old Pennsylvania Railroad built many of these stations back in the early 20th century. At that time, different railroad companies typically used different stations, especially in major cities or towns, so the station usually took the name of the company.



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Pennsylvania Station (also known as New York Penn Station or simply Penn Station) is the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere, serving more than 600,000 passengers per weekday as of 2019.

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The Penn Stations in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and Baltimore are remnants of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's network, says Travis Harry, director of museum operations at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, a Smithsonian Affiliate.

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By the time the structure was set to be demolished, it was dilapidated due to poor maintenance and alterations, and the architectural richness of the building likely went unnoticed by the vast number of commuters who walked through it daily.

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The original Pennsylvania Station was an ornate station building designed by McKim, Mead, and White and considered a masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style. Completed in 1910, it enabled direct rail access to New York City from the south for the first time.

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Grand Central retains its early 1900s glory, while Penn Station was demolished in 1964 and now exists in the cramped maze-like basement of Madison Square Garden. Grand Central is like a cathedral of railroads and Penn is a third rate mall squeezed into the available space.

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Grand Central Terminal is located at 89 E 42nd Street (corner of Park Avenue), about two miles from New York Penn Station.

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PLATFORMS: Grand Central has 44 platforms, making it the largest train station in the world. Penn Station has 11.

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The Penn Stations in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and Baltimore are remnants of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's network, says Travis Harry, director of museum operations at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, a Smithsonian Affiliate.

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Penn Station is a station build by Pennsy, the Pennsylvania railroad company. There's one in Manhattan and one in Newark, NJ.

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The original Penn Station occupied two city blocks and featured, according to the New York Preservation Project, “an ornate exterior, arcade, waiting room, concourse and carriage-ways.” The writer Thomas Wolfe also noted that it had “Nine acres of travertine and granite, 84 Doric columns, a vaulted concourse of ...

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By the time the structure was set to be demolished, it was dilapidated due to poor maintenance and alterations, and the architectural richness of the building likely went unnoticed by the vast number of commuters who walked through it daily.

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About the project In November 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a new plan to transform Penn Station into a first-class, commuter-first transit hub and revitalize the surrounding area. The plan calls for replacing the current cramped Penn Station with a 250,000-square-foot, single-level facility.

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Most pressingly, the Gateway project to replace the 100-year-old Hudson River tunnels that connect Penn Station to New Jersey just got $6.88 billion from the federal government, the largest transit grant ever. Metro-North trains are slated to arrive in Penn Station starting in 2027.

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Occupying two city blocks from Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue and from 31st to 33rd Streets, the original Pennsylvania Station building was designed by McKim, Mead & White.

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New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station are two distinct train stations located in the northeastern United States, serving the New York City metropolitan area.

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Madison Square Garden's owners say they have no plans to move the legendary arena.

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