Newark Penn Station Railroad level Has six tracks and several platform
faces. Looking West, from left to right, these are as follows: The island platform between Track 1
and Track B is divided up the middle by waiting rooms, wrought
iron railing, and PATH turnstiles. Likewise for the
platform between track 2 and PATH. The other platforms have
small enclosed waiting areas. Easy connection can be made here
to NJT's Newark City Subway, PATH trains to Hoboken, Jersey
City, and New York, and Greyhound buses. PATH trains also use an
upper level, platform H with a ramp to tracks 3 and 4 and a
second ramp to track 5 plus stairways to track 2.This track is
normally used for PATH trains arriving at Newark from the World
Trade Center, but PATH is 100% reverse signaled so any PATH
train could use either track. City Subway Level The Newark Subway operates out of the lower level, the
entrance to which is located in the extreme northeast corner of
the station. Stairs descend to an intermediate level where there
is a old wooden token booth and artwork in bronze of subway
riders. This artwork is entitled The Commuters by Gregory
Gurevich and was installed in 1994. Passengers exiting the
station use an escalator which bypasses this intermediate level
directly to the Pennsylvania Station concourse at street level.
The exit is located near the bus lanes and sports a sign to
"Busses" (sic). Down one more flight from the mezzanine level, the subway
station has five low platforms with a wooden crosswalk between
them (kept closed). The two side platforms and first
islands are used for regular passenger service. Lighting is
fluorescent and walls are tan tile. Platform 1 (Side) and
two (Island) are for Outbound and platform 5(side) and four
island) for inbound. To change trains you ride around the loop.
Trains on platform one open doors on both sides to allow for
change of trains The station area formerly served as the main maintenance
shops for the 1940s-era PCC vehicles of the City Subway.
In-between the side platform area is a maintenance shop and
small yard for storage of the trolleys. At the south end of the
station are two loops for turning the cars. New Jersey Transit
indicated that the outer loop has an 82 foot turning radius and
the inner loop has a 62 foot turning radius.
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