Gallery: NYC’s Ugliest Train Station Will Soon Look Like This

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    New York governor Andrew Cuomo revealed new plans for Penn Station's makeover.
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    The new train hall, which is to be built in the old Farley Post Office Building across the street from the current station, is set to open at the end of 2020.
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    The current Penn Station will also get a renovation. The ceiling of the LIRR concourse will be replaced with LEDs showing a blue sky and clouds.
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    SOM is the architecture firm responsible for the new design.
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    Penn's LIRR concourse will also be widened and its ceilings heightened.
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    The new Moynihan Train Hall will include 112,000 square feet of retain space.
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    The entire project is estimated to cost around $1.6 billion.
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