The entrance to the New York-bound platform is inside a 1930s brick building. It has a circular awning that covers two blue doors. Above this awning is a window to allow natural light in followed by a concrete etching of the Pennsylvania Railroad logo, and is a reflection of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad former joint operated with the Pennsylvania Railroad between Journal Square (then called Summit Avenue) and Newark. Above this is a station's name and ornate clock Inside the building are two more doors at a split. These two areas lead to separate banks of turnstiles that lead to an enclosed staircase up to platform level, where there is a small enclosed waiting area with benches before doors lead out to the back of the platform.