What is Pennsylvania Station (New York City)?
[[File:Pennsylvania Station (New York City) 001.jpg|thumb|Outside of Pennsylvania Station]] '''Pennsylvania Station''' (also called '''Penn Station''') is a large [[train station]] in [[New York City]]. It is the busiest train station in the [[United States]] with over 600 thousand people using it every day, many of which are [[commuter]]s travelling to and from work or school. The station is in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and is underneath [[Madison Square Garden]], between [[Seventh Avenue]] and [[Eighth Avenue]] and between [[31st Street]] and [[34th Street]]. == History == [[File:Penn 2163723600 1bb4d3f9c6 o.jpg|thumb|The old station, as seen in 1911]] The station was built by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and is one of [[Pennsylvania Station|several stations]] in the U.S. with this name. Until the beginning of the [[20th century]], there were no trains that went directly into New York City from the west, because of the [[Hudson River]] in the way. People had to get off trains in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] and take a [[ferry]] to cross the river and reach New York City. This all changed when the Pennsylvania Railroad dug two [[tunnel]]s under the Hudson River, and four under the [[East River]] to [[Queens]]. The tunnels and the new station in the heart of New York City were completed in 1910 at a cost of [[United States dollar|$]]114 million (which is about $2.7 billion [[inflation|today]]), and the first train ran in November of that year. Over the years, more railroad companies began to use Penn Station. During [[World War II]], over 100 million people used the station every year. But as [[air travel]] began to rise and the [[Interstate Highway System]] was created, fewer and fewer people used the train. In 1963, the station was [[Demolition|demolished]] despite [[protest]]s, and a new one was built in its place, with [[Penn Plaza]] and Madison Square Garden built over it. The station reopened in 1968 and continues to be used today. == Layout and services == [[File:NEW CAR DISPLAY AND AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN