Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken)

Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken)
Hoboken Terminal
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Status	Operational
Locale	Hudson County, New Jersey and Manhattan, New York
Termini	Journal Square (west) 33rd Street (east)
Stations	9
Operation
Opened	June 29, 2003
Owner	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Operator(s)	Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Character	Surface and underground
Rolling stock	PA5
Technical
Line length	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail
Route map Journal Square Grove Street Newport Hoboken New Jersey New York Hudson River via Uptown Hudson Tubes Christopher Street 9th Street 14th Street 23rd Street 33rd Street

Journal Square–33rd Street via Hoboken (JSQ-33 via HOB) is a rapid transit service operated by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) railroad. It is colored yellow and blue on the PATH service map, and trains on this service display both yellow and blue marker lights.^[1] This service operates from Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey by way of the Uptown Hudson Tubes to 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York,^[1] with trains reversing direction mid-route at Hoboken Terminal. The 6.7-mile (10.8 km) trip takes 26 minutes to complete.^[2]

Operation

This service operates from 11:00pm to 6:00am on weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays, combining the Journal Square–33rd Street and Hoboken–33rd Street services into one during these off-peak hours.^[3] The Hoboken–World Trade Center service does not operate during the late-night hours or on weekends. Passengers wishing to travel from Hoboken to World Trade Center at these times must take the Journal Square–33rd Street via Hoboken train from Hoboken and transfer at Grove Street to the Newark–World Trade Center line.^[3]

History

After the September 11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center station, service on this branch was suspended during overnight hours with all service provided by the Newark - 33rd Street via Hoboken branch until Exchange Place reopened on June 29, 2003.

The Hoboken station suffered severe damage from Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the PATH system in late October 2012. As a result, the station was closed for repairs caused by damage to trainsets, mud, rusted tracks, and destroyed critical electrical equipment after approximately 8 ft (2.4 m) of water submerged the tunnels in and around the station. Due to the lengthy amount of time that was necessary to complete the repairs, service on the line was temporarily suspended. On December 19, 2012, the Hoboken station was reopened after repairs were completed, but the line did not resume service until early 2013 due to repairs in other areas of the PATH system.

Because of positive train control installation on the Uptown Hudson Tubes, the Journal Square–33rd Street via Hoboken service was mostly suspended on weekends from July to October 2018.^[4] Since all stations between Christopher and 33rd Streets were closed during the weekends, the service was replaced by the Journal Square–World Trade Center via Hoboken service (         ) on Saturdays, and the Journal Square–Hoboken service (         ) on Sundays and early Monday mornings. Around weekends, the JSQ–33 (via HOB) would still see an hour of service on Friday nights and an hour on Monday mornings before reverting to the three weekday services.^[5][6]

Station listing

Route map:

	Station	Connections
New Jersey
	Journal Square	NWK-WTC  NJT Bus, R&T Bus, A&C Bus
	Grove Street	NWK-WTC  NJT Bus, R&T Bus, A&C Bus
	Newport	Hudson-Bergen Light Rail NJT Bus, Academy Bus
	Hoboken	NJ Transit, Metro-North, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail NJT Bus, NY Waterway
Manhattan
	Christopher Street	​ NYCT Bus
	9th Street	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ NYCT Bus
	14th Street	​ ​​ ​​ ​ NYCT Bus
	23rd Street	NYCT Bus
	33rd Street	​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ NJ Transit, LIRR, Amtrak NYCT Bus

References