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Port Authority Trans
Hudson (PATH)
Newark to World Trade Center: Red marker
lights
World
Trade Center
Newark is discussed on
the Newark Penn Station page
Harrison has two tracks and two wall platforms. The
station is pretty bland however it does give a rail fan a thrill
of seeing Amtrak and NJT trains whiz by on the center three
tracks. The main feature here is the "free" ride to Newark at
all times except when trains are using the Newark Bound Track
for service from Newark.
Journal Square
has four tracks and two island platforms.
Newark Trains generally use the "local tracks" while trains
to/from 33rd street use the "express tracks", but any
train can use any track The station also serves as home of the
Port Authority’s rail division and a mall with bus lanes and
shops. The mezzanine which has heaters also allows a view of the
trains below. The station has been renovated to add brighter
lighting and a cleaner appearance. This station serves the
Newark to World Trade (red) and Journal
Square to 33rd (Yellow) lines. To the South of
the World Trade Center bound "local’ track is a bypass track
used by the former World Trade Center express trains which
features a side platform once used by the Pennsylvania
Railroad’s service to Exchange Place Terminal once located at
street level above the H & M’s Exchange Place station described
below. Leaving here is a four track line of which the center two
tracks descend into the H & M tunnel while the outer pair were
used by the Pennsylvania Railroad to their Exchange Place
Terminal. The name was changed in the 1920s from Summit Avenue.
Grove Street has two tracks and
an island platform. The Mezzanine is in the center as is
definitely of 1960s vintage. The station’s original name was
called Grove- Henderson Streets and a short trackway remains
which served as leads to their original shops, now replaced by
the Harrison Car Maintenance Facility (HCMF). A new entrance has
been opened at the East end and leads to a City park upstairs.
Exchange Place has two tracks
and an island platform. The station is fairly deep using
escalators to access the street. The station was closed after
9/11/01 due to flooding of the river tube and the station. While
we have no backup, it is believed that water levels here reached
higher than the platform damaging signals, tracks, and other
infrastructure. Is lengthened to hold ten cars and an
interlocking via a reopened tunnel was added to allow use of the
station as a terminal. A look at the curved ceiling will show
where the extension is located (West end). A highlight here is
the neon art over the escalators and the historical art in the
passageway to the other track. The station appears to be two
wall platforms due to a center supporting wall, but the West end
of the station will reveal the passageway to the other track and
escalators and elevators to the street. if you will use the
elevator rather than the escalator you will see a lower
mezzanine complete with stairs to the platform and a group
of two elevators at the end of a passageway which lead to
the street fare control.

World Trade Center is discussed
on the World Trade Center page
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