Originally when the Javits was being proposed, way back in the dark ages of the late 70's, there also were already plans to provide transit connections to the Javits center (outside buses), given how far west it is. Problem was, of course, there was no money to expand the 7 train (there was another proposal, to have a line going east that would connect with the 8th avenue line if I remember correctly), then too there was talk of light rail..none of which happened because the money wasn't there, the subway at the time was a royal mess for lack of funding. The real impetus for the expansion of the 7 line was not the Javits center, it was the plans for the Hudson Yards that ended up spurring it (initially if a stadium had been built there, now with the housing and so forth being put up there). I would guess creating a link with the 7 train to the new station area would be to allow people wanting to go to Javits or the hudson yards area from there a way to do it without walking, but given the distance is about 3 long blocks, not sure it is worth the cost, and to get to other parts of the city the existing 7th and 8th ave subways would be more direct then taking the 7 train north.
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