Can Penn Station Handle 175,000 More Riders? Cuomo Thinks So - The New York Times

Pennsylvania Station, the busiest rail station in the Western Hemisphere, would add eight tracks to its 21-track layout under an ambitious plan outlined on Monday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

The additional tracks would allow Penn Station to accommodate an additional 175,000 riders to the 650,000 travelers who flow through the station now, Mr. Cuomo said during a speech to a business group.

Penn Station is used by Amtrak, the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit and serves more passengers daily than the region’s three major airports, Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International.

“This is a fundamental reconstruction of the existing Penn,’’ Mr. Cuomo said. “We want to change it into a world-class experience.”

But Mr. Cuomo’s plan lacked specific details, including how much the project would cost, where the funds would come from and how long the work would take.

And extra tracks would do little to address the station’s labyrinthine layout, narrow platforms and the bottlenecks riders encounter when trying to get to their train.

To build the additional tracks, Mr. Cuomo said the state would seek to acquire property south of Penn Station, parts of which are owned by Amtrak and the Archdiocese of New York.

Expanding Penn Station would also not address a major problem in the region’s transportation network: the need to replace the aging tunnels under the Hudson River that carry New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-busiest commuter rail system.

Mr. Cuomo’s proposal also envisions finishing the work to renovate the James A. Farley Post Office across the street from Penn Station to make room for Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road riders by the end of this year.

“This forward-thinking plan should serve as a model to the nation as we strive to build 21st century transportation and infrastructure systems,’’ said, Anthony Coscia, chairman of Amtrak’s Board.

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