Electrified 600V (DC) Third Rail Opened 25 February 1908 Tracks 2 | Passengers (2015) 1,497,116 2.3% Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 137 Christopher Street
Manhattan, New York Owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Line(s) PATH:
HOB–33
JSQ–33
JSQ–33 (via HOB) Connections New York City Subway: at Christopher Street – Sheridan Square
NYCT Bus: M8, M20 NB on Hudson Street Address 135 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014, USA Owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Similar 9th Street station, 14th Street station, 33rd Street station, 23rd Street station, Newport station | ||
Christopher Street is a station on the PATH system. Located on Christopher Street between Greenwich and Hudson Streets in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it is served by the Hoboken–33rd Street and Journal Square–33rd Street lines on weekdays, and by the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) line on weekends.
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History
The station opened on February 25, 1908. It received a renovation in 1986, during which the station was closed completely for a period of time.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks which resulted in the destruction of the vital World Trade Center PATH station, the Christopher Street station experienced serious overcrowding; in fact, the station became so busy that the Port Authority had to make it an exit-only station during the morning rush hour. The Port Authority planned to build a second entrance at Christopher and Bedford Street (a block and a half east of the current entrance), to ease overcrowding at the station, but local opposition effectively killed the project. Residents were concerned that the project would endanger the surrounding neighborhood's fragile historic buildings (through the vibrations that a major construction project would cause) and disrupt business and traffic in the Village.
The Port Authority continues to look into the possibility of building a second entrance to service the 9th Street station, which is also opposed by some local residents. The effects of September 11 did not end quickly. In 2002, Christopher Street station was used by an average of 7,400 people per day, or about 2.701 million per year. This was more than twice as many as the 1.314 million passengers that used the station during 2001.
Station layout
The station entrance is in its own free-standing building, with a restored marquee displaying the original "Hudson Tunnels" name adorning the entranceway. Passengers descend a narrow stairway with a number of curves before arriving at the southwest end of the narrow center island platform.
Biff Elrod's mural "Ascent-Descent" (showing images of users of the PATH trains, ascending or descending the stairs) originally painted on site in August 1986 as a temporary installation for the Public Art Fund, and later purchased by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was restored in 1999.