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"Ridding Amtrak love it!!"(111 Tips)
"The best bagels in the morning are at zaro's near NJ transit"(63 Tips)
"Acela to DC or Boston is awesome."(25 Tips)
"Very efficient (most of the time) in spite of how crowded it gets."(29 Tips)
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If you get to the top of the escalator and your not sure which way to go, the correct way is FORWARD!!
StarJuly 11, 2019This station is so disgusting, and it’s gotten even worst. Last time I was there I saw a guy dumpster driving, and there was another guy sleeping facedown on the floor.
NJT commuter? Try using the elevators to get to and from your track...especially when people are using the stairs in the opposite direction.
Zaro's makes the best bagels n cream cheese. If the line is long on the upper track, go downstairs, there's another one!
Zack ArthusApril 25, 2011definitely go downstairs if waiting for an amtrak train. cool, empty, and the tracks are right there for you
CasieAugust 5, 2011Purchase some mine red wine bottles at the delicatessen for a more pleasant NJ Transit experience.
David GonzalezDecember 18, 2018this place is a zoo, panhandlers approach u & will try to go in your pockets if you say no to giving them money. avoid them at all cost. Amtrak needs to be more organized, regarding lines 2trains
The 10:15PM almost always (99% of the time) comes on track 18. If you see it there, take a seat early :)
Beware the gap. Get out of the way when you see someone running. Mind the sleeping hobos in the waiting room -- there's a reason why no one is sitting around that one person.
Derek ShowermanFebruary 22, 2013Stop and have a slice at Don Pepi Pizza while you wait for your train
When getting to Flushing-Main Street gets tough because the 7 is under construction... or when the N is too slow to Queensboro Plaza, get a $3.50 one-way CityTicket and get to Flushing in 2 stations!
There's a shoe shine place on the main concourse on your way in from the main escalator- Alex OwenJuly 13, 2010Roses pizza has a pretty good/cheap beer selection....there's a tv in the back where you can catch the game while you wait
Paul SailerAugust 30, 2011Thirsty for a Coke? Buy it at Kmart. The machines just inside are $0.75 for a can, $1.25 for a 20oz. bottle. I dare you to find somewhere cheaper in Midtown.
Joey Di SalvoFebruary 3, 2012Do not miss that 2:37 am train to Babylon on the weekends unless your planning on being stuck there till 4:54.. Painful
Should consider walking to your destination instead of going through Penn Station
As soon as you get in, take the A train straight to Room Service Thai Restaurant. Only a 4 min ride
Just get some beer or wine to ease the pain of being in Penn Station.
Penn Station first opened in 1910 and is the biggest intercity train station.
Debbie MollerNovember 19, 2010Red Cap service is what it's all about. You get to board the train before anyone else. It's free, just gotta tip 'Em
Michelle BlaineJune 6, 2012Travel first class and hang in the Acela lounge! Awesome and say 'hey' to Bernard!
If you get Tim Horton's coffee with your Krispy Kreme donuts you open up a rift in the space-time fabric
Katherine SantiagoNovember 6, 2011While waiting for your train, get your shoes shined. There are three shoe-shine storefronts in the building.
Kate ReillyApril 8, 2011Dont take the bike taxi! I know the taxi line is long and the bike taxi guy is kind of cute, but seriously, its not safe. Dont take the bike taxi.
If traveling before a holiday give urself extra time cuz it can get extremely crowed and hectic
Considering how many bodies this thing moves every day it's pretty impressive. The shops don't suck either. There are decent places to eat and drink if you are in the know.
Check the schedule BEFORE you get here. Especially on the weekends.
Lizzie HatfieldMarch 16, 2016This place sucks, very busy and not clearly signposted. Departures only announced 10 mins beforehand so check the arrivals board for your track number.
Rachel G.November 27, 2011Wait closer to central corridor. The main waiting area (near the front of train) becomes a crazy mob during rush hour!
Keep head up, look straight and walk to avoid being cut off it works.
Peter LadaJanuary 25, 2017It's the fucking dump and the most confusingly laid out public space I. NYC. Avoid it like a plague if you can.
Don't leave your bag alone while you go get KFC to stuff in your fat face, or the po po will scold you.
The better pizza is the place closer to the 8th avenue part of the station.
Connie LeeJuly 21, 2013There are more self serve ticket stations for the LIRR by the food court area, literally NO lines.
On January 1st, 2021, Penn Station opened up the New Moynihan Train Hall.
Ronnie HSeptember 22, 2011Get the gigantic beers across from the big board $5.95 32 oz.! Can't beat it!!!- Check out Tracks bar and take advantage of their happy hour. Very reasonable for midtown.
Taking NJ Transit? Use the ticket machines all the way in the back. Hardly ever a line.
Take a train to Long Island, if you're into that sort of thing.
A bro-hug and a windmill high five combo is not an acceptable form of payment on the train
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New York Penn Station
1 Penn Plz (btwn W 31st & W 33rd St)
New York, NY 10001
United States
New York, NY 10001
United States
Penn Station is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. Serving 300,000 passengers a day at a rate of up to a thousand every 90 seconds, it is the busiest passenger transportation facility in the United States and by far the busiest train station in North America.
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- 24 Hours
(212) 630-6401
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