34th Street – Penn Station

34th Street – Penn Station New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	West 34th Street & Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′08″N 73°59′37″W / 40.752166°N 73.993521°W / 40.752166; -73.993521Coordinates: 40°45′08″N 73°59′37″W / 40.752166°N 73.993521°W / 40.752166; -73.993521
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)       C  (all except late nights)       E  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: M20, M34 / M34A Select Bus Service Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ Transit at Penn Station
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms (local) 1 island platform (express)
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932; 79 years ago (September 10, 1932)[1]
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	24,751,771[2]  2%
Rank	6 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	23rd Street (local): A  C  E  14th Street (express): A
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	14th Street: A  C  E
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

34th Street – Penn Station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 34th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, and adjacent to Pennsylvania Station. Pennsylvania Station is the busiest railroad station in the United States and a major transfer point to Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road.

This underground station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the initial segment of the Independent Subway System, at the time comprising what is now the IND Eighth Avenue Line from Chambers Street to 207th Street.^[3] It is served by the A and E trains at all times, and by the C train at all times except late nights.

There are four tracks, two side platforms, and one island platform. The two side platforms serve the C and E local trains. The A also uses these platforms late nights, when it runs local. Other times, it runs express and uses the center island platform. Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and 34th Street – Penn Station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line are the only other stations in the system with this configuration.

South of the station, an additional track begins at a bumper block between the two express tracks with a connection to both at both ends (about 30th Street on the south end and 33rd Street on the north end). This allows for various extra movement of trains including storage or removal of a train with mechanical problems to be sent back in the other direction. It could also be used if 34th Street had to function as a terminal station.

References

External links

Media related to 34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) at Wikimedia Commons

• nycsubway.org — IND 8th Avenue: 34th Street/Penn Station
• nycsubway.org — Garden of Circus Delights Artwork by Eric Fischl (2001)
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — E Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
• 34th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 35th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 33rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

The tracks