‘Crummy Terminal' NYers Endured for 50 Years Gets Its Makeover. See Penn's New LIRR Concourse

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‘Crummy Terminal' NYers Endured for 50 Years Gets Its Makeover. See Penn's New LIRR Concourse
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'The crummy terminal' New Yorkers have endured for 50-plus years is no more. See the new LIRR concourse at Penn Station.

Each day, more than half of Penn Station's 600,000 users pass through the LIRR concourse -- and more than a third of them don't even use the Long Island Rail Road for their daily commutes.

The reconstruction of the Penn Station LIRR concourse is one of three major projects transforming the experience of LIRR riders in the coming months, along with the opening of service to Grand Central Madison and the opening of a new Main Line third track. It's allto ease overload and revitalize the surrounding area.

"Penn Station isn't just the busiest transit hub in North America, it is also the beating heart of New York City, and for too long it hasn't provided an experience worthy of New Yorkers," Hochul said in a statement."Today, we're raising the roof on Penn Station — literally and figuratively - and paving the way for a better future as we unveil a wider, brighter Long Island Rail Road concourse.

- that historically limited the heights in Penn Station passageways to 6 feet 8 inches were removed.

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