NYC by Train 

NYC has two main rail stations: Grand Central on the East Side and Penn Station on the West Side. Both are served by numerous bus and subway lines.

Traveling to New York City By Train

Citywide

Visitor Information

 New York City has two main rail stations: Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station.
 
 Rail Terminals
 
 Grand Central Terminal
 42nd Street and Park Avenue (between Lexington and Vanderbilt Avenues) 212-532-4900
 Grand Central is on New York&#39;s East Side.
 
 The main concourse is an immense 88,000 square feet of space, filled with light from the giant windows.
 
 Penn Station
 31st to 33rd Streets between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
 Penn Station is on Manhattan&#39;s West Side, just below Midtown.
 
 Penn Station is fully equipped to handle the thousands of passengers passing through every day.
 
 Rail Links
 
 Amtrak
 800-872-7245, 212-630-6400
 Amtrak is the country&#39;s national passenger railroad.
 
 Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
 718-217-5477
 This line operates out of Penn Station and serves 124 stations in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, providing service for some 81 million customers each year.
 
 Metro-North Commuter Railroad
 212-532-4900, 800-METRO-INFO
 Currently the second-largest commuter line in the United States, Metro-North operates from Grand Central Terminal.
 
 New Jersey Transit
 973-275-5555, TTY 800-772-2287
 The rail system features 11 lines in three divisions (Hoboken, Newark and the Atlantic City Rail Line), with frequent rail service throughout New Jersey (with Atlantic City and the Jersey shore popular stops), and into and out of New York City.
 
 PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson)
 800-234-7284 (800/234-PATH)
 Rapid transit between several stops in New York City, along with Newark, Harrison, Jersey City and Hoboken in New Jersey.
