Hi all;
Once again, I became confused while traveling through NYP from the #1 subway line to NJT.
First off, when I got off the #1 train, I couldn't find the corridor that I thought would lead me directly into Penn Station. I ended up on 33rd st, on the wrong side of 7th ave. For some reason, I always lose my bearings in this area. When I used to take PATH to NY Ranger games at MSG, I would inadvertently go the wrong way out of the PATH station, and end up at 6th ave.
I was in the lead car on the #1 train, and turned right when I got off. I think I was supposed to turn left, which should have taken me towards the corridor to Penn Station.
So I entered NYP on 33rd st and descended to the lower level, where I walked the corridor until I reached the stairs to the upper level. Once there, I had to walk around a bit until I found the NJT ticketing machines. Then, I looked for the NJT waiting area, where they always had the train information for NJT. But I couldn't find that area. Instead, what had been the Acela waiting area was now signed Amtrak and NJT waiting area. I didn't go in there, but instead looked at the main information display and found the NJT train I was looking for. When I descended to the platform, I was still in the main concourse area, but as I see in the maps, it doesn't matter, so long as the track you want isn't 1 or 2.
Looking at the map now, I see that the NJT waiting area is down the corridor from the main concourse. I was on the wrong side of the concourse, as I recall the train I wanted was listed as boarding on track W8. But does it really matter whether you go to the West or East end of the platform? If the train is long enough, it occupies both ends anyway. That said, I was in the last open car. The cars farther down the platform had red door lights, which I think indicate that the cars are closed.
One reason I get confused at NYP is that I don't use the station very often, and it has been a while since I was there last. The other problem is that I seem to have some sort of "disorientation syndrome", where I get confused in places where there isn't much structure to the layout. NYP has to be one of the worst large train stations in the country. First, its not all that well lit. Second, it has low ceilings, and lastly, it is far too small for the number of trains and people who use it daily. And that's what I think of the upper level. The lower level is even worse.
CP
Once again, I became confused while traveling through NYP from the #1 subway line to NJT.
First off, when I got off the #1 train, I couldn't find the corridor that I thought would lead me directly into Penn Station. I ended up on 33rd st, on the wrong side of 7th ave. For some reason, I always lose my bearings in this area. When I used to take PATH to NY Ranger games at MSG, I would inadvertently go the wrong way out of the PATH station, and end up at 6th ave.
I was in the lead car on the #1 train, and turned right when I got off. I think I was supposed to turn left, which should have taken me towards the corridor to Penn Station.
So I entered NYP on 33rd st and descended to the lower level, where I walked the corridor until I reached the stairs to the upper level. Once there, I had to walk around a bit until I found the NJT ticketing machines. Then, I looked for the NJT waiting area, where they always had the train information for NJT. But I couldn't find that area. Instead, what had been the Acela waiting area was now signed Amtrak and NJT waiting area. I didn't go in there, but instead looked at the main information display and found the NJT train I was looking for. When I descended to the platform, I was still in the main concourse area, but as I see in the maps, it doesn't matter, so long as the track you want isn't 1 or 2.
Looking at the map now, I see that the NJT waiting area is down the corridor from the main concourse. I was on the wrong side of the concourse, as I recall the train I wanted was listed as boarding on track W8. But does it really matter whether you go to the West or East end of the platform? If the train is long enough, it occupies both ends anyway. That said, I was in the last open car. The cars farther down the platform had red door lights, which I think indicate that the cars are closed.
One reason I get confused at NYP is that I don't use the station very often, and it has been a while since I was there last. The other problem is that I seem to have some sort of "disorientation syndrome", where I get confused in places where there isn't much structure to the layout. NYP has to be one of the worst large train stations in the country. First, its not all that well lit. Second, it has low ceilings, and lastly, it is far too small for the number of trains and people who use it daily. And that's what I think of the upper level. The lower level is even worse.
CP