Penn Station Expansion Unnecessary: NYC Ready for Through-Running
2025-01-16
A new report by the Effective Transit Alliance New York (ETA) refutes Amtrak's claim that a $16.7 billion Penn Station expansion is needed to handle increased ridership from the Gateway Program. ETA argues that the existing Penn Station can accommodate increased ridership through operational changes, eliminating the need for massive expansion. The report analyzes international examples and uses modeling to demonstrate that through-running allows Penn Station to handle 48 trans-Hudson trains per hour, doubling its current peak capacity. ETA urges Amtrak, the MTA, and NJ Transit to abandon the costly expansion plan and instead adopt a more cost-effective operational model.
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