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Amtrak Announces $8 Billion Penn Station Overhaul.

6/28/2026

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  • Amtrak announced a $7 billion to $8 billion, six-year rebuild of New York’s Penn Station.
  • The plan will replace the underground maze beneath Madison Square Garden with a vaulted, daylit, stone-and-bronze civic gateway.
  • The redesign will unlock more than 100,000 square feet of circulation space and remove about 100 columns from the platforms.
  • Additional stairs, elevators and escalators will be installed to improve passenger flow and safety.