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

Infobox NYCS
name = 34th Street–Penn Station


accessible = yes
bg_color = #11117D
line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
service = Eighth south
platforms = 1 island platform, 2 side platforms
tracks = 4
passengers = 23.729 million
pass_year = 2006
pass_percent = 5
borough = Manhattan
connection = Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ Transit at Penn Station access icon
open_date=September 10, 1932New York Times, List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line, September 10, 1932, page 6]
north_line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
north_station = 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal
north_station_acc = yes
north_service = Eighth south
south_line = IND Eighth Avenue Line
south_local_station = 23rd Street
south_local_service = Eighth south local
south_express_station = 14th Street
south_express_station_acc = yes
south_express_service = Eighth south express

34th Street–Penn Station is a 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, and adjacent to Pennsylvania Station. It is served by the NYCS|A and NYCS|E trains at all times, and the NYCS|C train at all times except late nights.

There are four tracks, two side platforms, and one island platform. The two side platforms serve the NYCS|C and NYCS|E local trains. The NYCS|A also uses these platforms late nights, when it runs local. Other times, it runs express and uses the center platform. Atlantic Avenue 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 there is an additional track between the 2 express tracks with a connection to both at both ends (about 30th St on the south end and 33rd Street on the north end). This allows for various extra movement 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 St had to function as a terminal station.

Pennsylvania Station is a major transfer point to Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road. It is the busiest railroad station in the United States.

Bus connections

*M4
*M10
*M16
*M20
*M34
*Q32

References

External links

*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/aleff.htm A Lefferts]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/arock.htm A Rockaway]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ctrain.htm C Train]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/ctrain.htm E Train]