Journal Square–33rd Street is a

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service operated by the

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(PATH). It is colored yellow on the PATH service map and trains on this service display yellow marker lights. This service operates from

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by way of the

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to 33rd Street in

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. The trip takes 22 minutes to complete.

Operation

This service operates as a direct service from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays. The service was temporarily running full time from January to February 2025, as Hoboken station was closed for repairs.

History

The Journal Square–33rd Street service originated as the Grove Street–33rd Street service operated by the

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit system in the northeastern New Jersey cities of Newark, Harrison, Jersey City, and Hoboken, as well as Lower and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is operated as a wholly owne ...

(H&M). It started operating between Grove Street in

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and 33rd Street in

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, beginning September 6, 1910. The Newark–Hudson Terminal line between

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and Grove Street also started operating at this time. The Newark line was extended to Manhattan Transfer on October 1, 1911, then subsequently expanded again. A stop at Summit Avenue (now Journal Square), located between Grove Street and Manhattan Transfer, opened on April 14, 1912, as an

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on the Newark–Hudson Terminal line. The Summit Avenue station was completed on February 23, 1913, allowing service from 33rd Street to terminate there. The 28th Street station was closed in September 1939 during the construction of the

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in Manhattan, and the 19th Street station was closed on August 1, 1954. The H&M itself was succeeded by

(PATH) in 1962. After the

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destroyed the

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station, service on the Journal Square–33rd Street line was suspended during overnight hours, with all service provided by the Newark–33rd Street via Hoboken branch. When the Exchange Place station reopened in June 2003, the Newark–33rd Street via Hoboken branch was truncated to

, but operated during weekends as well. It was renamed the

Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) (JSQ-33 via HOB) is a rapid transit service operated by the PATH (rail system), Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) railroad. It is colored yellow and blue on the PATH service map, and trains on this ser ...

branch. After

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flooded the PATH system in October 2012, service on the line was suspended. For most of November, trains ran between Newark Penn Station and 33rd Street. The Journal Square–33rd Street line was temporarily extended to cover service on the Newark–World Trade Center line, which was suspended. Regular service on the line between Journal Square and 33rd Street was resumed on November 26, 2012, but full service would not be restored until early 2013. During the first few weeks of service after the hurricane, the stations at Christopher Street and 9th Street were closed due to overcrowding concerns.

Station listing

References

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