Transportation Hub
The spectacular design of the new "Transportation Hub" came from the Spanish star architect Santiago Calatrava. The station, which will see up to 250,000 travelers pass through it a day, is meant to provide a more modern alternative to New York's bustling Grand Central Terminal and will cost $3.2 billion.
Twelve subway lines and the rapid transit system connecting New Jersey to Manhattan will cross paths at the new station. The 45 meter-high (148 feet) glass and steel ribs can be opened, allowing light to reach the tracks 20 meters (66 feet) underground.
Digital imagery of the grounds surrounding the new "Transportation Hub." Underground passageways will connect the station with all the towers in the new World Trade Center complex, the Sept. 11 memorial, other subway stations and a transit center on Fulton Street.
Bathed in light: This is what the new "Transportation Hub" should look like from the inside.
