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12/29/2020
Amtrak is preparing to open the new Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station in Manhattan later this week.
The new hall and Penn Station will operate as one complex. Combined with recent improvements to Penn Station, the new facility will help relieve crowding, improve passenger comfort and security and offer an enhanced facility that will better serve Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, long-distance travelers and commuter-rail riders, Amtrak officials said yesterday in a press release.
"Amtrak's Moynihan Train Hall will deliver the world-class rail travel experience our customers deserve when traveling to and from this incredible city," said Amtrak Chair Tony Coscia. "The beautiful vistas, modern design, new amenities and enhanced accessibility features showcase the kinds of improvements Amtrak is undertaking across our network."
The train hall includes spacious areas for riders to explore and remain physically distant from each other during the COVID-19 pandemic; accessible features; new technology that uses WiFi technology to improve the boarding experience; and a large boarding concourse that features a sky-lit atrium.
Moynihan Train Hall also will serve Amtrak's new Acela fleet, which is expected to debut in 2021.