Metropolis
Moynihan Train Hall Is a New Year’s Gift to New York City
An adaptive reuse project 27 years in the making, the SOM-designed extension is a striking contrast to Penn Station, setting the tone for future transit updates.
Once the mail sorting room of the 1912 James A. Farley Post Office Building, this vaulted space is now the central highlight of Moynihan Train Hall, which opened at the end of 2020 as a much-needed extension to New York’s Penn Station.
Photo by Lucas Blais Simpson/SOM
After almost three decades of fits and starts, what made it possible for Moynihan Train Hall, a vital improvement to the busiest train hub in the Northeast, to open its doors to New Yorkers this past New Year’s Eve?
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In New York, an expansion of Penn Station designed by architecture studio SOM opened to the public. Built within the Beaux-Arts James A Farley Post Office, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall was designed to recall the majesty of the original station building, which was demolished in 1963. We ve designed a place that evokes the majesty of the original Penn Station, all while serving as a practical solution to the issues that commuters in, to and from New York have endured for too long, explained SOM partner Colin Koop.
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