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It was built to be one of the centerpieces of the former Pennsylvania Railroad Company's train network, and was the western hub of its Newark- New York City train service. At the time, the Pennsylvania Railroad operated no fewer than 232 trains between the two cities daily. The trip, one-way, took an average of 16 minutes.
The station was built at a cost of $42 million, borne by the railroad and the City of Newark.
Newark Penn Station is still frequented by the intercity Northeast Corridor Amtrak service, but most of its passenger train traffic serves commuters. Three New Jersey Transit regional rail lines -- the Raritan Valley Line , Northeast Corridor Line, and North Jersey Coast Line -- converge here before continuing into Manhattan.
It is the western terminus for the Newark-World Trade Center line of the PATH train operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It is also the southern terminus of the Newark City Subway.
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