34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Not to be confused with 34th Street – Penn Station (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line).

34th Street – Penn Station
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	West 34th Street & Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)       C  (all except late nights)       E  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M20, M34 SBS, M34A SBS Amtrak, LIRR, NJT Rail (at Penn Station)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms (local) 1 island platform (express)
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	26,493,571  3%
Rank	6 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	23rd Street (local): A  C  E  14th Street (express): A
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	14th Street: A  C  E
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only

34th Street – Penn Station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 34th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. It is adjacent to Pennsylvania Station, the busiest railroad station in the United States as well as a major transfer point to Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and the Long Island Rail Road.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits (Elevator at southeast corner of 34th Street and Eighth Avenue to uptown platform level; take elevator down to lower mezzanine for downtown and both directions )
P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street ( toward 207th Street late nights) (42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal) ← toward Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal)
	Northbound express	← toward 207th Street (42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound express	→ toward Far Rockaway or Lefferts Boulevard (all except nights), or Rockaway Park (PM rush hours) (14th Street) →
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue ( toward Far Rockaway late nights) (23rd Street) → → toward World Trade Center (23rd Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Connector between platforms

Express platform

This underground station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the initial segment of the Independent Subway System, at the time comprising what is now the IND Eighth Avenue Line from Chambers Street to 207th Street. It is served by the A and E trains at all times, and by the C train at all times except late nights.

There are four tracks, two side platforms, and one island platform. Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and 34th Street – Penn Station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line are the only other stations in the system with this configuration.

South of the station, an additional track begins at a bumper block between the two express tracks with a connection to both at both ends (about 30th Street on the south end and 33rd Street on the north end). This allows for various extra movements of trains including storage or removal of a train with mechanical problems to be sent back in the other direction. It could also be used if 34th Street functioned as a terminal station.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IND 8th Avenue: 34th Street/Penn Station
• nycsubway.org — Garden of Circus Delights Artwork by Eric Fischl (2001)
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — E Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
• 34th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 35th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 33rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View