- Christopher Street (PATH station)
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Christopher Street 
Policeman explains a temporary closure due to fireStation statistics Address Christopher and Hudson Streets
Manhattan, New YorkCoordinates 40°44′01″N 74°00′25″W / 40.733602°N 74.006821°WCoordinates: 40°44′01″N 74°00′25″W / 40.733602°N 74.006821°W Lines PATH: HOB–33JSQ–33JSQ–33 (via HOB)Connections New York City Subway: 
at Christopher Street – Sheridan Square
New York City Bus: M8Platforms 1 island platform Tracks 2 Other information Opened 1908 Owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Traffic Passengers (2002) 2.701 million 
51%Services Preceding station PATH Following station Regular service TerminusHOB–33 toward 33rd Streettoward Journal SquareJSQ–33 Nights and weekends toward Journal SquareJSQ–33 (via HOB) toward 33rd StreetThe Christopher Street PATH station, opened on February 25, 1908, is located on Christopher Street (just west of Hudson Street), on the west side of Greenwich Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
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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 of 1986 as a temporary installation for the Public Art Fund, and later purchased by PATH/Port Authority of NY&NJ, was restored in 1999 just before the incidents of 9/11.
There is a connection to the New York City Subway at Christopher Street – Sheridan Square (1 2 trains), located two blocks away at the intersection of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South.
History
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.[1] 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 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, 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.
Platform
See also
References
- ^ Amateau, Albert (October 22, 2003). "A change of course on PATH". The Villager. http://www.thevillager.com/villager_25/achangeofcourse.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
External links
- PATH - Christopher Street Station
- Hudson & Manhattan Railroad/Hudson Tubes
- PATH/Hudson & Manhattan Railroad at nycsubway.org
- Christopher Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Services HOB–33 · HOB–WTC · JSQ–33 · JSQ–33 (via HOB) · NWK–WTC
Stations 9th Street · 14th Street · 23rd Street · 33rd Street · Christopher Street · Exchange Place · Grove Street · Harrison · Hoboken · Journal Square · Newark · Newport · World Trade CenterInfrastructure Downtown Hudson Tubes · Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse · Uptown Hudson Tubes · PATH Lift BridgeMiscellaneous Categories:- PATH stations in New York
- Christopher Street (Manhattan)
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