MTA 34th Street – Hudson Yards Station

This is the first MTA train stop I’ve seen where I thought I was in another city. I’ve never seen so many people taking pics of a subway stop and they didn’t look your every day tourists (myself included, lol). The subway stop was clean and designed with different art on the walls. It felt fresh and bright and I was more excited that I didn’t have to take that long walk down to catch the E train. I happily jumped on that 7 train and was able to get a seat while I waited to transfer to a connecting train to head home.
When I’m heading back to Jacob Javitz, this will definitely be my new route to get there since its the closest and nicest view on MTA.

After so many years of taking the 7 train, it still feels a little odd to hear «this is the Hudson Yards bound 7 local/​express train.» but I’m happy that NYC decided to add a much needed subway station to the West Side. This station is CLEAN (for now) with a sleek industrial feel.
They have 2 escalators going in each direction and they run slightly faster than the typical escalators at other subway stations, which is helpful especially since this station is buried deeply into the ground.
But my main complaint (which is a subway classic): why is there a 5 – 10 minute train delay right before the train arrives at this station?! It happened to me ²⁄₂ times during non-​rush hours. I’m trying to make my [mega]bus here!

This beautiful and empty station will be a much needed addition to fuel the Hudson Yards development project. The station is very large, and with the long escalator ride it is not the quickest to move through. Allow for a few min to go to/​from your train. With that being said, it is a good new transit option to reach the far west side from anywhere in the metro area, as the subway line is 1 stop from the Times Square station hub. Currently, this makes for a convenient transit option for the Javits Center and the bus stops for Megabus & BoltBus. As the development for Hudson Yards moves forward, I expect this station to become more busy as times goes on. Enjoy it now while it’s quiet, clean, and new!

This is probably the most beautiful and clean MTA station of NYC. Vey conveniently located and you can take the line 7 from it. There is a 7 local and a 7 express. From the line 7 you can connect to others on the following stations.

By far the nicest station in NYC. Still very clean though we know that won’t last; getting to the Javits will be less of a pain and I’m sure boarding a MegaBus will be far easier with this stop. The outside is very nice and it’s not so nasty or crowded like the other ones.

So much easier to get to the Javits Center from the east side now. So much nicer to grab a seat on the subway at Grand Central and trek all the way over when I need to attend a trade show there as I did today.
Brand new subway station that finally offers access to the far west side. Very clean but you know that won’t last long. Especially when all those new residential buildings are finished that they are working on in the area. Does have a cool industrial style look to it, along with some artwork on the ceiling. All in all this stop was much needed as the far west side over here will see huge growth over the next few years with all these construction projects happening.
But whoa that long slow escalator ride. I feel like a human mole-​man. Just can’t wait to see what happens when those escalors break down as you know they will in due time. It’s the MTA — most everything they make breaks down at some point.
Oh, of course the new bathrooms were already «out of service». You funny MTA…

I didn’t know subway stations could be that clean! Also there are no crowds. If you live on the west side and close to 34^th street, I would suggest using the 7 for your commute.

If you are headed to any of the number of cities that mega bus services, this is the stop you want. You can cut out the long ride on the 34 bus and the expensive cabride and take this train to here. It’s beautiful, expansive and brand new. It’s also the start/​end of the highline. They have built up small sitting parks with fountains. This area is being built at lightning speed. There are high rise buildings going up faster than a New York minute! It’s the new frontier in the city. It will be fun to see what else in in store.

The newest station in NYC. I love it, it’s clean (we’ll see how long that lasts) and you can finally get to Javits without hiking.

Pros:
Gets you to the west side (where there’s currently not much except for the javits center, river and the buses)
Doesn’t add too many passengers to Flushing bound rush hour trains before it gets to Times Sq, bryant park, grand central (this may change as the area becomes more developed).
Looks nice and clean (for now)
So far not very crowded the times I’ve been there and during New York Comic Con it could handle the crowds pretty well.
Cons:
The new inclined elevators are so slow and pretty much pointless. I hate to think how much money went into that alone. ½ incline elevators was also out of service the few times I’ve been to this station.
The escalators are really steep and can be nauseating for some people. Sometimes I’ll look down and get a bit dizzy while other times I’ve felt okay

Do you want to know what a clean and empty metro station looks like in NYC?
You can either become a Hollywood director or visit this station midday.
I passed through at about 11am; a lone traveler would walk by every 15 — 20 minutes.
The only other constant presence was a Chinese tourist couple (also) attempting to capture pictures without people.
This station opened within the last month. Please go now before people ruin it.

This station is great if:
— You like to take FOREVER to get to street level
— You like nauseating escalators (I use the Lex/​53^rd escalator everyday and never feel like I did when I took the escalator at Hudson Yards)
— You like HUGE train stations for 1 single subway line that is prone to issues/​delays
I digress. This station is fine if you need to get to the Javits Center… From the east side. Otherwise it’s sort of serving almost no one. They are still developing this area, everything is under construction. The park across the street is a nice touch but construction is still surrounding it. I feel as though they didn’t need this station just yet. Once all the work finishes up? Yeah, sure. But just not now. It also does no good if you’re coming from Penn Station or 8^th or 9^th ave. You still get stuck in a wind tunnel of sorts while walking down 34^th, while also maneuvering around construction sides which result in closed sidewalks.
While the art on the ceiling is pretty to look at, it’s over the staircase and therefore if you tilt your head far enough to see, you might go tumbling backwards. I just don’t see why such a massive station was needed for the 7 line. I got on at GCT and people were still confused that 34^th was now the last stop, rather than Times Square. Yes, it’s clean and brightly-​lit but totally unnecessary in my opinion. Also, learn to sprint up the long escalator if you need to be somewhere on time, those babies are sloooow.

This climate-​controlled extension of the 7, the first new station in decades, consequently already has more reviews in its first week than most others amassed since Unilocal’s inception.
The descent is worse than the F at 63, with no steps (though they’d already suffered a busted escalator on the first weekend). Still, my inaugural ride on the same ol’ 7 line included all the usual 7 issues — express marked local throughout the ride, closing doors then sitting at the platform pissing people off, etc. Also a great new NYC park near it too (not the High Line).

Stephanie P. reminded me, let’s do a review for this place
About friggin time!!! A train that extends down to the West Side so now when I need to take a Mega/​Bolt Bus out of town I don’t have to walk for miles.
This station is SO CLEAN you don’t even want to breathe in here. Let’s see how long that’ll last. It’s beautiful too. However, be careful, those endpoints between the bottom of the escalator and the top are intimidating. You fall back on that on a drunk night and your next sight may be open gates to heaven… or hell :-/

What does a clean subway station look like in New York City? In all my previous meaningless years of living in this city…, I never knew the answer to that profound question.
I just had to see it once, before I die. And, so it is, I cancelled plans, I shaved, I showered– I used fancy soap, I put on my Sunday clothes, slapped on some cologne, and I made one deliberate trip to take a look.
It was amazing! It was like I was dreaming., the air was clean, the flooring was sparkling, even the rats looked like they took a shower.
Then reality set in as the train approached, and it was dirty.
The station is great though, and there are some nice seating areas just outside of the station as well. You should go check it out before it gets dirty.
So there I sat, on my dirty train, homeward bound, just reveling in this once in a lifetime opportunity! Heck, I can see Disney World as many times as I want, but a clean New York subway station? Get off your rockers and go breathe in the life-​giving air that circulates within this station. ASAP.

It’s just so cleeeeeeeean! :’)
SO, SO, SO, SO CLEEEEEAN. It’s also about time that the West Side of Manhattan got a train that is reliable and can take folks to midtown or to the east side.
This station basically extends the 7 train past Times Square and into the west side on 34^th street and Hudson Yards.
Hopefully this beautiful station doesn’t get «New York-​a-​fied» soon.

It’s about time the West Side of Manhattan got this much needed subway station. Like always though, the MTA is once again late and underfunded with their capital projects. I remember on one instance, I missed my Megabus by 2 minutes because I had to wait for a crowded train during rush-​hour. After that, I had to run down 3 long avenues with my luggage because the station closest to the MegaBus stop was 34^th and 8^th. After missing the bus, I had to pay $ 40 for a Grayhound bus out of Port Authority. That wouldn’t had happened if this station was built earlier.
This station in particular is pretty much considered «high standard»…in the MTA’s standards. But that doesn’t even compare to the other subways systems worldwide. This station had everything but the glass screen doors that can reduce suicide attempts and is a great remedy a giant getting pushed or shoved into the tracks.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience here. It’s a nice station and let’s see how long everything in this station lasts. Considering the fact that an escalator broke down on the third day this place opened.

Its really nice that its a train is on the west side but im not that impressed. Child that station is deep. The escalators is very steep!! no1 really comes over here like that. But its a nice small park across the street is nice. I would return

At 1:06pm on Sunday September 13^th (not Friday September 11^th), the first #7 train departed 42^nd Street Times Square. At 1:10pm, it arrived, with much fanfare, to 34^th Street — Hudson Yards to much fanfare, snapshots, and camera action.
A large, open, modern station, 34^th Street Hudson Yards is is a bright, airy gateway to the new west side. Convenient connections are now available to the Javits Center, the High Line, Bolt and MegaBus service.
The station is rather deep for a NYC subway station, which features a number of escalators and elevators, including a now one-​of-​a-​kind (for NYC subway) incline elevator. The elevator is SLOW, slower than even the escalators. It’s cool for a ride and will be ultimately super convenient for those needing accommodations, but allow lots of extra time if you’re using them (minus half a star for the slow incline that delayed the project for over a year)
The main mezzanine with fare control features a tiled ocular feature, which is coordinated with matching tiled features on the main set of entry/​exit escalators/​stairs — pretty cool. The main entry/​exit portal puts you out in the new Hudson Park adjacent to Hudson Boulevard, a new north/​south thoroughfare from 34^th-​36^th (and ultimately 42^nd) street.
Since this new station is on the 7 line, it features the countdown clocks known to the number lines which is convenient. The station is also air cooled to be cooler than blazing summer temperatures that bake other MTA stations.
A nice addition to the NYC subway system, even if it’s over budget, over schedule, and scaled back (there was supposed to be a station at 41^st Street and 11^th avenue — minus another half star for that oversight). It will definitely be utilized often for convention goers, intercity travelers, and future residents and workers of the upcoming Hudson Yards development.

This sleek new station opened today amid much rejoicing by transit geeks. It extends the 7 line past Times Square and close to the Javits Center. (The original plan included another new station at 42^nd and 10^th, but alas, the budget wasn’t there.) This is still a great improvement in public transit to the far West Side. You can now easily connect to multiple subway lines, buses, a Megabus stop, and a nearby ferry to NJ.
The neighborhood itself is still mostly under construction, but the station is modern, clean-​lined, and restrained (think: Washington Metro), with very steep escalators (think: London Underground). Nice details include colorful mosaics in front of the fare gates as well as a welcoming glass canopy over the entrance.
The only problem I could see was that it’s not clear which train is leaving the station and which has just arrived. There’s a tiny sign saying Next Train, but it was almost invisible as well as factually incorrect. There were almost no personnel at the platform level for guidance, and so people dashed from one side of the platform to the other, looking confused. It didn’t help when the conductor announced that everyone should leave one train, when in fact it was departing in a few minutes. Work out this minor detail, MTA, and you’ll have yourself a winner.