14th Street station (PATH)

14th Street is a station on the PATH system. Located at the intersection of 14th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in the Chelsea 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.

14th Street
PATH rapid transit station
The ornate station pillars at 14th Street station
Location	14th Street and Sixth Avenue Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40.737393°N 73.996862°W / 40.737393; -73.996862
Owned by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Line(s)	Uptown Hudson Tubes
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: ​​ at 14th Street (7th Avenue) ​ at 14th Street (6th Avenue) at Sixth Avenue NYCT Bus: M7 NB, M14A/D SBS, M55 NB
History
Opened	February 25, 1908[1]
Electrified	600V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	2,700,912[2]  5.5%
Services
Preceding station PATH Following station 9th Street toward Hoboken HOB–33 Weekdays 23rd Street toward 33rd Street 9th Street toward Journal Square JSQ–33 Weekdays JSQ–33 (via HOB) Weeknights Weekends Holidays
Former services
Preceding station Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Following station 9th Street toward Summit Avenue Summit Avenue–33rd Street 19th Street toward Hudson Terminal
Track layout PATH to 23 St 6 Av Line to 23 St 6 Av Line to W 4 St PATH to 9 St

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, transfers between services
B2 Broadway–Seventh Avenue platforms	Northbound local	← toward 242nd Street (18th Street) ← toward 241st Street nights (18th Street)
	Island platform
	Northbound express	← toward 241st Street (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward 148th Street (34th Street–Penn Station)
	Southbound express	→ toward Flatbush Avenue (Chambers Street) → → toward New Lots Avenue (Chambers Street) →
	Island platform
	Southbound local	→ toward South Ferry (Christopher Street–Sheridan Square) → → toward Flatbush Avenue late nights (Christopher Street–Sheridan Square) →
B2 Sixth Avenue and PATH platforms	Northbound local	← toward Jamaica–179th Street (23rd Street) ← toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays (23rd Street)
	Side platform
	Side platform
	Northbound	←      HOB–33 weekdays toward 33rd Street (23rd Street) ←           JSQ–33 (via HOB weekends) toward 33rd Street (23rd Street)
	Southbound	→      HOB–33 weekdays toward Hoboken (9th Street) → →           JSQ–33 (via HOB weekends) toward Journal Square (9th Street) →
	Side platform
	Side platform
	Southbound local	→ toward Coney Island (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) → → weekdays toward Metropolitan Avenue (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →
B3 Canarsie platform	Westbound	← toward Eighth Avenue ([[{{{prev}}} (BMT Canarsie Line)|{{{prev}}}]])
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Rockaway Parkway ([[{{{next}}} (BMT Canarsie Line)|{{{next}}}]]) →
B4	Northbound express	← do not stop here
	Southbound express	→ do not stop here →

This PATH station has side platforms, which are not connected by a crossover or crossunder. The southbound platform shares a mezzanine area with the IND Sixth Avenue Line's station at 14th Street, but the northbound platform exits directly to the street.[3] There is no free transfer between either platform, nor to any of the other stations in the 14th Street/Sixth Avenue station complex.

The original station, opened on February 25, 1908,[1] was modified slightly as a result of the building of the Sixth Avenue Line. The platforms were extended to the south, and the northern ends were closed. This allowed the downtown platform to share a street entrance with the downtown IND subway.

The southbound platform was renovated in 1986.[4]

19th Street station

North of the 14th Street station is the abandoned 19th Street station,[5] which was the original northern terminus of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad. It opened on February 25, 1908,[1] and closed on August 1, 1954.[6] It is now used for storing mechanical equipment and is still visible from trains travelling between 14th Street and 23rd Street.

Subway connections

Direct New York City Subway connections include:

• 14th Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line (F, <F>, and ​M trains)
• 14th Street on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (1, ​2, and ​3 trains) via a block-long passageway
• Sixth Avenue on the BMT Canarsie Line (L train)

Passengers traveling from New Jersey must exit to street level, enter a nearby subway entrance, and descend to a separate subway mezzanine in order to access the IND station complex.

The entrances for New Jersey-bound PATH commuters are on the southwest and northwest corners of 6th Avenue and 14th Street. The entrance for 33 Street-bound PATH commuters is on the east side of 6th Avenue, midblock between 13th and 14th Streets.

Located nearby are The New School and Union Square.

References

1. "Trolley Tunnel Open to New Jersey". The New York Times. February 26, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2016. The natural barrier which has separated New York from New Jersey since those States came into existence was, figuratively speaking, wiped away at 3:40½ o'clock yesterday afternoon when the first of the two twin tubes of the McAdoo tunnel system was formally opened, thus linking Manhattan with Hoboken, and establishing a rapid transit service beneath the Hudson River.
2. "PATH Ridership Report" (PDF). pathnynj.gov. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
3. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
4. Anderson, Susan Heller; Dunlap, David W. (1986-05-27). "NEW YORK DAY BY DAY; PATH Recalls Early Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
5. "The PATH Turns 100". The New York Times. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
6. "The Hudson & Manhattan Railroad - Celebrating 100 Years of Service to the NY/NJ Metropolitan Region". Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

External links

• PATH - 14th Street Station
• 14th Street southbound entrance (shared with NYCS) from Google Maps Street View
• 14th Street northbound entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View