Moynihan Train Hall, Phase II

Exterior view of Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station with a clear blue sky.

Highlights

619 tons

of steel for structural framing

LEED® v4 certified

Transit BD+C

ENR

Project of the Year

ACEC

Grand Conceptor Award

Project information

The transformation of the James A. Farley Post Office Building in New York created a mixed-use transit hub, expanding Penn Station’s West End Concourse and delivering the Moynihan Train Hall while restoring the historic façade. Our scope included demolition and excavation; construction of new platforms and a below-grade mezzanine; core and shell development; office and retail build-out; ADA upgrades; structural framing; and completion of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and architectural finishes.

Client:

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Empire State Development Corporation

Service:

General Contractor

Market segment:

Railways, Subway

Size:

Start date:

Completion date:

City:

New York

State:

New York

Country:

USA

Cost:

$1,670,000,000

Behind the build

Behind the scenes interviews with the Skanska team who built the Moynihan Train Hall at the Farley building. The team explains how we renovated and modernized a 100+ year old building to serve the needs of over 600,000 passengers a day.

Interior view of Moynihan Train Hall with glass ceiling and digital signage.

Before & After: Transforming an icon

The transformative $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall project included renovating 1.3 million square feet of transit, retail and commercial office space to give 600,000 daily commuters a 21st century transit experience.

Adapting a 100+ year old icon

A new gateway

Constructed with 775,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, the 92-foot-high barrel-vaulted skylight features nearly 2,200 glass panels set above the former post office’s historic steel trusses.