New York transit hub Penn Station to expand capacity by 50 pct upon completion of train hall

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The long-awaited expansion of Penn Station, a major city and interstate rail-transit hub in New York, into the James A. Farley Post Office Building will be completed by New Year's Eve and trains will roll into the new Moynihan Train Hall starting Jan. 1, according to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo at a ceremony held in the new hall on Wednesday.

"New Yorkers have known for decades that Penn Station needed to be reimagined, and after years of work, the Moynihan Train Hall will open on time and on budget at the end of 2020," Cuomo was quoted as saying in a statement.