Newark Penn Station
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Newark
"Cops will wake you up if you try to nap while waiting for Amtrak..."(12 Tips)
"NJ Transit connection plans are unrealistic during rush hour crowds."(10 Tips)
"Zaro's has the #best #coffee !"(6 Tips)
"The popcorn is delicious, freshly popped, and only $1.50 per bag."(23 Tips)
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NicoleSeptember 21, 2012Don't jump on McDonalds coffee as soon as you walk in like I did...there's also a Dunkin for all DD fans out there!
That amazing smell you smell when you arrive is the pocorn vendor. You can find him right outside of the McDonald's on the ground floor. $1.50 for a huge bag of freeah popped corn.
Not a great place to be a pretty young woman. Or an ugly young woman. Or any woman at all. Basically, assume you will be incessantly harassed for the duration of your stay in this lovely public space.
Get ur tickets at the njtransit machine on the platform instead of the counter in order to avoid lines. Happy traveling!
Vinnie MaffeaMay 11, 2014Wave a crisp $100 bill in the air and yell for change to add some fun to your evening.
Keep an eye on the monitors for track information. Sometimes trains change tracks <5 minutes before they arrive.
this place is terrifying at night so many unwell people trying to talk to you and solicite money from you. it’s an over whelming amount
Busiest train station in New Jersey . Check our Zarie downstairs for some quick food of you missed lunch
van3ssa gJune 11, 2010Don't bother with the waiting room. The McDonalds us pretty quick and if u get popcorn make sure you get a beer. You'll thank me later. PS the rest of these tips are amazing
Trains in/out of New York are now subject to 30-45 minute delays due to on-going overhead wire damage in one Hudson River Tunnel.Sent: 8:35 AM
Whit RotheNovember 26, 2012Great architecture saddled by the drifters. Spend 5 minutes to read the tips though. Hilarious!- NJ Transit connection plans are unrealistic during rush hour crowds. Plan for having to wait for the next train.
There's an A-Hole that gets on in Harrison that will try to verbally attack you if you even BREATHE to loud while standing next to him! (On the PATH). Kill him w/kindness! LMAO...you'll win that fight
If you don't want to walk up the escalator, stay to the right so others can get past.
Bjne AugusteJanuary 23, 2021It’s too much for me cause everybody’s asking you for money and a bunch of weirdo trying to talk to you 🤦🏽
Reading the tips of Newark Penn is one of my favorite past times! Frivolity city!!'
Dunkin' Doughnuts is usually packed, but there's a Starbucks on the 2nd Floor! Follow the signs to "Gateway Ctr".
Alex RiesNovember 4, 2013A very highly heated home for the homeless. Great for the less fortunate not so great for the traveler.
MikeOctober 9, 2010Make sure u get really drunk on the train and in the city and puke on the person next to you. Especially if they are wearing clothes or have a raging hard on
Mike NApril 14, 2012Love the crackheads! "Sir, I'm trying to get to DC and I lost my wallet" I say, "oh really? Get the f**k outta here,A**Hole "!
Jeanne FreedlandSeptember 13, 2011The accela is fast and easy. One stop between nyc and philly and the trip is just an hour
Jennifer LopezSeptember 20, 2012In the morning mostly all nyc trains stop at track 1 the path train is also on track 1.
The DepartureVis board is always wrong. You could spend a lot of time running from platform to platform missing trains for hours. No need to bring a totem - it's a guaranteed nightmare here.
Now that your on your way to NYC come check us out @ Pacha NYC! & Rock Out with us & our Amazing Dj's! Hope to See YOU at the party ;) #JVLights let's gO!
Ana N.July 30, 2013Going to Rutgers? Take the Newark Light Rail (towards Grove Street) to Washington Street to get to RU Newark. $1.50 versus a $10 taxi ride.
Jia JiaJanuary 19, 2013Amtrak shipping is the cheapest in the nation. SF to NY for about $0.60 a pound.
There is a less known waiting room b/w tracks 3 & 4, locations 5/6. You can tell it's there by the fresh paint smell. No bums, no beggars. Great air conditioning.
Some people haven't learned that you stay to the right on staircases. Teach them, the hard way.
Busy place. Not the most fun place to hang out, but serves as a suitable transit station.
@mmm...bellos try a couple of glasses if wine, nachos and wings... The best in the area. Worth every single penny.
Give the homeless people something you will feel good at the end of the day
Bums take over this area late night and halls smell like piss..best bet is to keep it moving always!!!
JeweLz PeachessDecember 31, 2011If your catching a bus and have luggage, shove that bad boy in the back and put it on yourself!
Arrive early when their is a Devil's game because these hockey fanatics take all the seats!
This place is a nightmare. Seating for ticketed passengers only. I have a ticket but cannot sit anywhere; homeless people everywhere. I don't think they have tickets. Behind the DD pee smell
Popcorn and a liquor store!! It sure beats getting stuck in Wilmington.- During times of severe delays or cancelations, keep your cool and remember to be civilized. It helps with everyone's commute.
My mother said that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
SamsoniteMay 3, 2011This station was featured on the Fox TV show Fringe. In the show it is named "Springsteen Station" because Bruce Springsteen was born in Newark.
If you ever feel nostalgic about NYC circa 1973, take a swing by the McDonalds at Penn Station, Newark. Vagrants, pan handlers, doped out beatniks passing out in the stalls. Beautiful.
SakeenahNovember 22, 2010Lmao @ the tips. The Mcdonalds here is super fast! Oh heads up, this is homeless ppl central. Literally it's a homeless shelter. this is where they get fed
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"despite everything, it's still the least expensive way to get into the city.. &more reliable than NJT!"
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"Wait for the train toward the front of the track (to your right) or the train will pass you. Also less crowded up front."
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