A Message from Moynihan Station Development Corporation President Timothy Gilchrist

New renderings of the future Moynihan Station!

After years of planning, negotiations and community outreach, New York State is embarking upon Phase 1 of the Moynihan Station project.

The future Moynihan Station will expand Penn Station into the historic Farley Post Office Building to create a new, sky-lit train terminal, similar to that of Grand Central. It will alleviate congestion in the busiest train station in the country – Penn Station. More than 550,000 passengers pass through Penn Station on a daily basis.

We refocused the plan for this critical transportation project to include increased safety and security for all Penn Station passengers, as well as direct access to the Farley Building. Phase 1 will include the expansion and enhancement of the 33rd Street Connector between Penn Station and the West End Concourse, which lies under the grand staircase of the Farley building; the extension and widening of the West End Concourse to serve nine of Pennsylvania Station's eleven platforms; new vertical access points and passenger circulation space; and entrances into the West End Concourse through the 31st and 33rd Street corners of the Farley building.

These improvements began in October of 2010 and are anticipated to be completed in 2016. The budget for Phase 1 is $267 million and is being jointly funded by the State and Federal governments. This investment will create thousands of jobs for our construction workers while achieving the vision of the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

With Phase 1 underway, we can move forward with the planning of Phase 2 and transform the Farley Federal Post Office Building into the new Moynihan Station, a grand rail gateway into New York City.