In road distance, they're about a mile (1.6 kilometers) apart. A little over half a mile (0.8 km) as the crow flies.
MetroNorth from Poughkeepsie goes to Grand Central. Amtrak from Poughkeepsie goes to Penn STation. It's very easy to take MetroNOrth to Grand Central and then get the subway to Penn Station.
No, it leaves from Grand Central Terminal. The Scarsdale station is a Metro-North station, on the Harlem line. The terminus for Metro-North trains is Grand Central, not Penn Station.
Grand Central because you can get Metro-North trains, which run on a schedule and are cheaper than Amtrak. At Penn Station, you can get Amtrak, which runs less frequently, and is more expensive. Amtrak stops only at Penn Station and Metro-North only stops at Grand Central
Penn Station is closer. Penn Station is less than half a mile south of Times Square, while Grand Central is a little over a mile east of Times Square.
No, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) does not directly service Grand Central Station. Instead, it operates to Penn Station in Manhattan. However, you can transfer to the Metro-North Railroad at Grand Central to connect to various destinations in the region. To reach Grand Central from Penn Station, you can take the subway or a taxi.
No, but it does stop at penn station and you can take the subway
The train from Baltimore goes into Penn Station. You can catch a shuttle from there to Grand Central.
They are roughly equidistant.
Nope. You have to use penn station
To get from Grand Central Terminal to Penn Station, you can take the subway. Board the 7 train from Grand Central to Times Square-42nd Street, then transfer to the 1, 2, or 3 trains heading downtown and get off at Penn Station. Alternatively, you can walk, which takes about 20-30 minutes.
No, they are two separate train stations, located in two different places. New York City's Penn Station (there are other Penn Stations in the U.S.) is located at West 33rd to 34th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. Grand Central Station and Terminal is located at East 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Grand Central Station is the subway station, where you can get the 4-5-6 (the dark green line), the 7 (the purple line) or the S shuttle train to Times Square. Grand Central Terminal is the railroad terminal for non-subway trains running in and out of New York City.
The LIRR from Penn Station, or the 7 from Grand Central are your best bets.