Exchange Place (PATH station)
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The Exchange Place PATH station, opened on July 19, 1909, is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, adjacent to the Hudson River at Paulus Hook. The station serves the Goldman Sachs Tower and other buildings in this area, also sometimes referred to as "Wall Street West".
The station provides service to Hoboken and Pennsylvania Station, in Newark, New Jersey. The station also provides direct access to Lower Manhattan, with connections to the New York City Subway at the World Trade Center PATH station. PATH service to 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan is also available, via transfer at Pavonia/Newport.
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail has a stop outside the Exchange Place PATH station, providing service to Hoboken, Liberty State Park, and Bayonne, New Jersey.
[edit] History
The present-day station entrance pavilion at Exchange Place was constructed at a cost of $66 million [1], and was dedicated on September 13, 1989. At this time, the surrounding Paulus Hook area was beginning to undergo revitalization with new office building construction. The station entrance is located approximately 100 feet west of the former, original station entrance. The station features two 150 foot-long escalators that provide access to the platform level, located 75 feet beneath street level. [1] In 1991, an elevator was installed to make the station accessible for the disabled, in accordance to the Americans with Disabilities Act. [2] The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail began service in April 2000, initially providing connections to Bayonne.
The Exchange Place station was closed as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, due to water damage. Before the attacks, the station served 16,000 passengers daily [3]. The World Trade Center station was also crucial, with a loop that enabled trains to turn around and reverse direction. New trackwork was installed at a cost of $160 million [3], which included interlocking to allow the trains to switch tracks. On June 29, 2003, the Exchange Place PATH station reopened, restoring services to Newark, Hoboken, and 33rd Street. On November 23, 2003, service was restored to the World Trade Center site, with the reopening of the World Trade Center (PATH) station. [4]
In February 2006, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) established a pilot project to test airport-style security screening at the Exchange Place station. [5]
[edit] Service
[edit] Nearby attractions
- Colgate Clock
- Goldman Sachs Tower
- Harborside Financial Center
- Liberty State Park
- Paulus Hook
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "NEWS ADVISORY", PR Newswire, 1989, September 8.
- ^ Ross, Bruce. "Access for the disabled; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey policy for disabled passengers", Mass Transit, 1991, May, p. Vol. 18 ; No. 4-5 ; Pg. 40.
- ^ a b Weiser, Benjamin. "Closed since 9/11, a PATH station is set to reopen today", The New York Times, 2003, June 29, p. N30.
- ^ PATH Service Restoration FAQ.
- ^ Garcia, Michelle. "Rail Passengers Screened In Test of Tighter Security", The Washington Post, 2006, February 8.
[edit] External links
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
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