Penn Station Map
New York Penn Station is really three connected pieces — Moynihan Train Hall, the underground concourses, and one shared platform level — spread across two full city blocks. Here's the map that makes it click, level by level.
The Layout at a Glance
Penn Station & Moynihan — Schematic Layout
Not to scale. Shows relative positions of entrances, concourses, and track groups.
The key thing the map shows: every track is reachable from both buildings. Moynihan Train Hall (left) and the original underground station (right) sit over the same 21 tracks, so your ticket never requires one building or the other. Which entrance saves you the most walking depends on your railroad and destination — our which-entrance wizard answers that in two taps.
Carrying bags you don't need for the day? No Penn Station has self-service lockers — here's where to store luggage near Penn Station.
What's on Each Level
The plan view above flattens the part that actually disorients people: Penn Station is stacked, not spread out. Here's the same complex sliced vertically, west to east:
Penn Station — Cross-Section (West to East)
Not to scale. Shows how the levels stack and connect between 9th and 7th Avenues.
Street level
Entrances on 7th Avenue, 8th Avenue, 31st Street, 33rd Street, and West 34th Street. Moynihan Train Hall occupies the full block between 8th and 9th Avenues; the original station sits underground between 7th and 8th, beneath Madison Square Garden.
Moynihan Train Hall (one level down)
The skylit hall serves Amtrak and LIRR riders: Amtrak ticketing, the Metropolitan Lounge, the food hall, and escalators straight down to every track. Open 5 AM–1 AM.
Upper concourse (7th Ave side)
The main NJ Transit and Amtrak concourse under Madison Square Garden, with the big departure boards, ticket machines, and most shops. Connects west to Moynihan and east to the 7th Avenue subway lines (1, 2, 3).
LIRR concourse (lower level)
One more level down: the Long Island Rail Road's east–west corridor, recently widened and brightened, with its own boards and direct stairs to every platform. Connects to the 8th Avenue subway lines (A, C, E).
Platform level (deepest)
All 21 tracks sit on one shared level beneath everything else — every railroad boards from the same platforms, which is why the same train can be reached from Moynihan or the concourses. Track numbers group by railroad; see the schematic below.
Wondering which track your train leaves from? Tracks are posted just minutes before boarding — our track assignments guide explains the system (and how regulars predict their track early). For a full walkthrough of entrances, transfers, and step-free routes, see the NYC Penn Station navigation guide— and if you're connecting to Metro-North, here's how to get to Grand Central.
Where Each Track Is
Track numbers at Penn Station aren't random: they run in order from south to north, and each railroad occupies a band of them. Once you know which band your number falls in, you know which half of the station you're walking to — before the crowd works it out.
Penn Station — Track & Platform Map
All 21 tracks, numbered south to north — Track 1 southernmost, Track 21 northernmost. Not to scale.
The one that catches people out: Moynihan Train Hall reaches Tracks 5–21, but not Tracks 1–4. If the board sends you to a southern track, you need the underground concourse on the 7th Avenue side — there is no route to those platforms from Moynihan.
The 21tracks sit on 11 island platforms, so almost every platform serves two tracks. That's why the stairs for your track and the stairs for its neighbouring number are the same stairs — useful when the board flips late and you're already moving.
What this map deliberately doesn't do is predict your track. Assignments post five to fifteen minutes before departure and genuinely can't be forecast — our track assignments guide explains why, and what to do while you wait.
Every Entrance and Exit
The complex fills the blocks between 7th and 9th Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets, with a further entrance up at West 34th Street. Six ways in, and they are emphatically not interchangeable.
8th Avenue, mid-block
Between 31st & 33rd StreetsMoynihan Train Hall- Going in
- Amtrak ticketing, the Metropolitan Lounge, the food hall, and the LIRR west concourse. Escalators down to tracks 5–21.
- Coming out
- The A/C/E subway, 8th Avenue, and the quieter west-side streets. Closed 1 AM–5 AM.
33rd Street, mid-block
Between 8th & 9th AvenuesMoynihan upper level- Going in
- The Moynihan boarding hall directly, skipping the 8th Ave crowd.
- Coming out
- Hudson Yards, the High Line, and the far west side on foot.
7th Avenue
At 32nd Street (also 31st & 33rd corners)Underground concourse- Going in
- NJ Transit ticketing and departure boards, the LIRR east concourse, and every one of the 21 tracks — the only entrance that can say that.
- Coming out
- The 1/2/3 subway, Herald Square, Koreatown, and the Empire State Building. Open around the clock.
31st Street, mid-block
Between 7th & 8th AvenuesUnderground concourse, south end- Going in
- The NJ Transit concourse without crossing the 7th Avenue plaza — the entrance regulars use on MSG event nights.
- Coming out
- The rideshare pickup zone, and taxis away from the 7th Ave queue.
33rd Street, mid-block
Between 7th & 8th AvenuesUnderground concourse, north end- Going in
- The same concourse as 7th Avenue, reliably less crowded.
- Coming out
- Herald Square and the B/D/F/M/N/Q/R/W lines — walk three minutes east on 33rd.
West 34th Street
At 7th AvenueLIRR concourse- Going in
- The LIRR side directly, bypassing the main concourse entirely.
- Coming out
- Macy’s, Herald Square, and the 34th Street shopping corridor.
Want the single answer rather than the whole list? The which-entrance wizard asks one or two questions and names the door.
Penn Station on the City Map
The complex occupies the blocks bounded by 7th Avenue, 9th Avenue, 31st Street, and 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan — directly under and west of Madison Square Garden, three blocks south of Times Square's edge and one block west of Herald Square.
Maps for the Other Penn Stations
Each station's navigation guide includes its own layout walkthrough:
Newark Penn Station map & navigation
Three rail levels plus light rail — simpler than NYC but with quirks of its own.
Philadelphia 30th Street Station map & navigation
One grand hall, two commuter levels — the easiest big station to navigate.
Baltimore Penn Station map & navigation
Compact Beaux-Arts station — you can see everything from the waiting room.
Pittsburgh Penn Station map & navigation
A small Amtrak facility behind Burnham's rotunda, with limited hours.