The Heart of Hudson Yards - 34 St - Hudson Yards | NYC's Mystical Stations

[@TonEd622]

I was one of the many people that made it to the grand opening of this station. It is gorgeous, and one of my many favorite stations on the NYC Subway. Did it have its issues? Yes, but its uniqueness is what is most important.

[@adawkins5678]

The escalators at Hudson Yards are so long and at such a weird incline it makes me dizzy if I look in the direction that I'm going. I always just look at my feet lol😂

[@Maunico0809]

This station was mad packed on opening day.

[@holzman00]

I was on the first train there. It didn’t take long before someone spilled their drink on the floor.

[@iNevaan]

@@holzman00 lmao

[@Maunico0809]

@@holzman00 lol

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

I to was on the first train to Hudson Yards

[@peskypigeonx]

@@holzman00 That’s my New York!

[@jayuski]

I remember in 2007, I was working as a tow truck operator based out of 38th St between 10 and 11th Aves. In that, summer, we could all hear the blasting of the tunnels, which were going on all season. When the station first opened, I waited about 2 weeks for the crowds to minimize and I took that inclined elevator. Back then, the elevator shaft was new and very clean. Wow. Nice station. Probably they went down too deep to not to disturb the utility lines. Some say it was mined deep so the 7 train would go to Secaucus, NJ.

[@Flash_Warn1ng]

You should do queensboro plaza or West 8th street New york aquarium both have extremely long history and some don’t even know about them

[@stevenroshni1228]

"to celebrate his (Bloomberg's) ego" 😆 Also curious as to anything different that could be done with the elevator, given that Broadway Junction probably needs a similar design.

[@Des_Zee]

true about Broadway junction but we all know why that station has been neglected for funding.

[@victorhernandez1857]

One thing that I will never understand about 34th St Hudson Yards station? No northern exits that lead directly to the Jacob Javitz Center? Seriously? It's literally right there. Probably no need for a huge tunnel project like on the southern exit.

[@MysticTransit]

Tbh, I wondered that too. I actually thought there was an exit inside of the building, or at least directly outside, but nope. The nearest one is a block away.

[@marcitos_9329]

6:30 the incline angle is intense that you feel like you might fall off, which is why I rarely see anyone walk or run down them to catch the train.

[@metromaster2010]

Good video. I agree the inclined elevator shafts need better maintenance and cleaning for sure.

[@stevenroshni1228]

The Olympic committee likes a brand new (or extensively redesigned) flashy main stadium but times have changed in that they'll have to accept anything that isn't falling down. London 2012 did a good job though. I Hope to see a North East Megalopolis USA bid which would make much better use of existing venues.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Well in somewhat unrelated news, NY and NJ will be hosting the 2026 World Cup in MetLife Stadium.

[@Maunico0809]

@@TheRailLeaguer MetLife is in NJ, so I believe NJ is only hosting it.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@Maunico0809 But it’s in the NY region.

[@stevenroshni1228]

@@Maunico0809 the debate is raging on as to if "New York" is hosting the World Cup

[@potatoman451]

While I do not know anything about the new york subway system and the history, learning about it is interesting. Your videos are well done and explain really well. Informative and relaxing

[@MysticTransit]

I'm glad you think so! I plan to continue to provide all of you with these quality videos about the history of the NYC Subway.

[@holzman00]

The inclined elevators might look cool, but they’re so slow that using the escalators is almost always the preferred option.

[@williamerazo3921]

Why can’t they make escalators for the disables

[@darkwoodmovies]

The 7 should be extended down to 14th street along 10th avenue and connect to the ACE/L station. That part of manhattan is a ghost town when it comes to public transit.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Or we can extend the L train up 10th Avenue instead. That line can use some additional turnaround capacity in Manhattan.

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@TheRailLeaguer True, that's honestly probably even better!

[@williamerazo3921]

Should do so and hook up with Path at Hoboken amd Secausus

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Hudson Yards seems to be the great, new showpiece of Manhattan. At least there's some subway service to it.

[@ajawalker2290]

Incredibly fantabulous video! Now I've learned everything new today!

[@michaelmorales1475]

Great Video! I personally think that The (7) Line should be Extended South to 14th Street (or even Lower) but that's just Me lol.

[@Truly332]

thats actually a great idea

[@gevans446]

I agree. It should be sent south down the West Side and east towards College Point & Whitestone

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Going to NJ would be the better option for a south/west extension since current connections between the two states are inadequate. It could also provide Hudson County with some subway service into Manhattan, easing congestion in the Lincoln Tunnel and Port Authority Bus Terminal. Also it can provide some redundancy in the transportation system in case the North River Tunnels go out.

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

That’s reserved for the proposed x train,that could be skip stop in Brooklyn with the L train,in Manhattan it’ll go up tenth avenue and go as far north as 125st

[@TBF_1J]

@@TheRailLeaguer it's called the *New York City Subway* for a reason.

[@johndonohue9299]

I think they should consider a LaGuardia tram serving College Point Whitestone and LaGuardia connecting it to the 7 line at Willets Point. There you would have access to the LIRR

[@transitcaptain]

I clearly remember the day the station opened. I was there

[@MdHossain-ge1tg]

Thank you for making my day super super super super happy my tire. I never see House 34 Saint Hudson yards look like it looks. Super cool thank you for making my best day in the entire world so much.❤❤❤❤🎉😊😊

[@vbmaxg6575]

Just offhand, the bunch of Second Avenue stations built on the monied upper East Side of Manhattan are certainly considerably quite a bit newer than thirty years old.

[@Truly332]

Another day, another great vid! keep up the great work homie

[@MysticTransit]

Thanks! Will do!

[@ajbobb24]

I always said if I worked around Hudson Yards and they tell me the escalator is not working.... I'm going home 😂

[@wingshad0w00982]

I’m not gonna lie, when I’m in the city I end up at Hudson yards a fair bit. This station honestly is one of the nicer ones in the system. It helps that it’s close to a *lot* of the nicer things in the city.

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

It's also close to the ferry terminal as an alternative to PATH from Hudson County. I took the ferry and the 7 to a Mets game last year and it was a fun trip.

[@fahimbhuyan2467]

4:57 yup I would agree the r211 bullet has pixelated bullet routes :(

[@broyofroyo1207]

Ok, can you please do “fixing Manhattan’s bus network” next

[@EmeraldCrimsonShadowPeach2K5]

The Hudson Yards station is awesome. I remember when it first opened, and I've even gone there a couple times. It is actually one of my favorite stations in the NYC Subway.

[@shock_6680]

I work for this station for the mta so pretty cool that you did a video on it

[@ajawalker2290]

Hello there again my friend. I think you're planning something exciting this weekend I hope.

[@kaym5132]

thanks for showing this!!!

[@Vendorune]

I overall think city planning in NYC is the problem - or lack of it. Hudson Yards is really a dead-end, geographically speaking, and getting additional utilization out of any transportation corridors into it is very limited. The 7 line is fine for what it was built for (well, sort of fine) - getting people from Queens to Manhattan. But in Manhattan we need some kind of fast exchange system to shovel people from different destinations - between Grand Central and all the way to Wall Street. In some places it actually works now!, not all. But Hudson Yards is out of the way and does not fit. Attaching it to #7 was just a copout - we can't afford a complete system rebuild, so here we are. Oh I am taking #7 tomorrow, but not planning on visiting Hudson Yards - that's just pointless.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Hudson Yards is still undergoing some development so usage of the sustain will increase. Then you also have to factor in Javits Center, with the extension of the 7 train providing a better rail connection to the center.

[@BritanniaPacific]

@@TheRailLeaguer it seems that the center is the only thing going for the station

[@Hypestrike1]

@@BritanniaPacific Funny you say that because it would not have been difficult to build an underpass leading from the mezzanine of the station to the main entrance of the Javits Center.

[@jayuski]

These escalators can be compared to the new Grand Central Madison LIRR Station. I actually caught Vertigo going down the escalator.

[@CMPMGMT]

This station has made me late for many a MegaBus trying to navigate the working escalators (remember half of the station was closed off for a long time around opening, meaning the escalator was the only way out). Also the funicular/elevator/whatever is very cool and unique, I just have no faith in the MTA to maintain their systems. I always wonder why the long elevator shaft (ie 181/191 st) approach wasn’t taken.

[@alexharris2495]

I've been to Hudson yards station once. Wasn't very long tbh. In and out on the next departing 7

[@Thelastairbendy]

york st station is something to looking into

[@pbatommy]

This station is only the second new IRT station to be built since World War II!, and the first since 148th Street-Lenox Terminal opened in 1968!

[@alexanderganias2884]

The angled elevators remind me of the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines in Pittsburgh

[@iamsami16]

this is the station where i go to conventions such as new york comic con and anime nyc (anime convention) located at javtis center

[@heyman3985]

it was open on my bithday 😁😁😁

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Mta you have 3 years to decide to build the tenth avenue seven train station

[@miguelsaavedra4361]

When is a video about the SIR coming?

[@ajawalker2290]

Only time will tell.

[@MysticTransit]

What's SIR? lol Eventually.

[@brianmohammed1790]

cool video this station is very deep i like that station

[@richardsantiago429]

Nice station

[@RichHomieTjuan]

Definitely need a 10 ave station

[@Hypestrike1]

I would love it if the 7 Train could be extended south under 11th Avenue from Hudson Yards to 14th Street.

[@SamSitar]

they should make higher walls for the vessel to reopen.

[@edisonkelly2729]

Can you do 191 street next?

[@Stache987]

Incline elevator is like a funicular, also similar to what cityplace station in Dallas has.

[@Maunico0809]

6:02: You could of said “people taking their own life.”

[@MysticTransit]

"Could've", not "should've".

[@SRPhantoms]

the elevator has my dad trippin w vertigo 💀

[@SRBrown-vn4sw]

The 7 needs to be extended to NJ

[@mixedhairless]

As a native l lived and worked in this area for decades walking to and from. Cursing why is there no train… I left the area then there was a train… I have not taken this ride, so I can’t comment…NY is always 5 steps behind..

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

There should have been a 9th Avenue 41st Street station for Port Authority bus terminal

[@TheRailLeaguer]

There was one planned at 10th Avenue, which seems to be better for neighborhood coverage than 9th Avenue.

[@jaydottt_transitfanner]

Day three of asking to do 161st Street Yankee stadium

[@stevenroshni1228]

I second this!

[@michaelmorales1475]

I third this.

[@Matthews_Back]

I fourth this!

[@thoseonetrains]

I fifth this.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@thoseonetrains You're drunk?

[@maiki5962]

Normal elevator shaft, but on its side. Funicular Elevator!

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

1:50 that’s why the 2012 summer games was in London,nyc never hosted the summer games,I’ve herd about Houston hosting it 2028 or 2032

[@stevenroshni1228]

That was back in the day when the Olympics could make implicit demands like a flashy new main stadium and London had a great bid overall. Now any city offering to host is doing the Olympics a favor.

[@williamerazo3921]

Hell no. NY should host it. We need new affordable housing and new rail links and and new MSG and HSR to Albany

[@rand479m5]

LA has the Olympics in 2028

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

@@rand479m5 Houston could host the 2032 summer games and Denver should host the winter games

[@empirestate8791]

Would be great if it wasn't so deep. It takes several minutes just to get from the platform to the surface. Why the need for 2 mezzanines? Seems like they could have gotten away with just 1 mezzanine with proper design. If they were smart, they could have also built the station a lot shallower (like directly under the Hudson Yards tracks) and dramatically shortened the amount of time it takes to get from the platform to surface level.

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

Why do you hate the elevator in this station it's totally unique. You can look up & down the shaft on both sides unlike a vertical elevator

[@williamerazo3921]

Thank You Micheal Bloomberg

[@doctorcottonpicker3980]

This is highly and useless but what if the L was extended to 11 ave and 7 was extend south to 14 st

[@ronaldharvinjr636]

When I looked at the map back in the 1980s I've always thought the (LL) train should have went to all the way the west side and they should've had a station at Avenue C under 14 Street for.

[@Hypestrike1]

I'm considering writing a thesis on how that would hypothetically be achieved.

[@joshy5677]

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[@nyctransitrailfan]

Dude not everyone is Christian quit this

[@williamerazo3921]

I don’t consider SF a new station

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

5:00 the real thing is way better in my opinion

[@jaydottt_transitfanner]

Exactly the mockup is whack

[@robotx9285]

@@jaydottt_transitfanner At least it wasn't as bad as the R62 mock up. Holy crap, video games had better models then that thing.

[@jaydottt_transitfanner]

@@robotx9285 where can I find a picture of it

[@tweetingsparks]

Javits is west of the station.

[@void2258]

Those are called Funiculars.

[@williamerazo3921]

New map sucks

[@rayrayz51233]

I wish the 7 🚇 extension to NJ the will be cool or 14 the St to meet the L 🚇 as on 8 Ave via 11 Ave