Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in

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. One of the

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's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine

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(NJT) commuter rail lines, one

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line, various NJT buses and private bus lines, the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, the

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(PATH) rapid transit system, and

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-operated ferries. More than 50,000 people use the terminal daily, making it the ninth-busiest railroad station in North America and the sixth-busiest in the New York area. It is also the second-busiest railroad station in New Jersey, behind only

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, and its third-busiest transportation facility, after

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and Newark Penn Station. Hoboken Terminal is wheelchair-accessible, with high-level platforms for light rail and PATH services and portable lifts for commuter rail services.

History

The site of the terminal had been used since colonial times to link Manhattan Island and points west. It was long a ferry landing accessible via turnpike roads, and later

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s (namely the Hackensack, the Paterson and a spur of the

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). In 1811, the first steam-powered ferries began service under John Stevens, an inventor who founded Hoboken. The coming of the railroads brought more and more travelers to the west bank of the

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. Passengers traveling to

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from most of the continental USA had to transfer to a ferry at the riverbank. Cuts and tunnels were constructed through

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to rail–ferry terminals on the west bank of the river and the

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. The first of the Bergen Tunnels under

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was opened in 1876 by the

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, which was leased by the

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad) was a U.S. Class 1 railroad that connected Buffalo, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey (and by ferry with New York City), a distance of . Incorporated in ...

(DL&W). Designed by architect Kenneth M. Murchison in the

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, the

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and

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terminal buildings were constructed in 1907 by the

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. The following year, the railroad opened the second parallel tunnel. Both tunnels are still used by NJ Transit. The tubes of the

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad 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 owned ...

, forerunner of PATH, were extended to Hoboken Terminal upon its opening. The first revenue train on the new line ran from the terminal on February 26, 1908. In 1930,

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was at the controls for the first departure of a regular-service

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train from Hoboken Terminal to Montclair. One of the first installations of central

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in a public space was at the station, as was the first non-experimental use of

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s. Numerous

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lines (eventually owned and operated by the

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), including the Hoboken Inclined Cable Railway, originated and terminated at the station until

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was completed on August 7, 1949. At the peak of intercity rail service, five passenger terminals were operated by competing railroad companies along the

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. Of the five, Hoboken Terminal is the only one still in active use. Those at

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(

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), Pavonia (

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), and Exchange Place (

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) were demolished in the 1960s, while the one in Jersey City (

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) was restored and is now part of

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. In October 1956, four years before its merger with the DL&W to form the

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, the Erie Railroad began to shift its trains from Pavonia Terminal to Hoboken. The Erie moved its

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trains to Hoboken in 1959. In October 1965, on former Erie routes, there were five weekday trains run to Midvale, three to Nyack on the Northern Branch, three to Waldwick via the

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, two to Essex Fells on its

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, two to Carlton Hill, and one to Newton. All those trains were dropped in 1966. The last intercity trains that called at the station, with service to Chicago and Buffalo, were discontinued on January 5, 1970.

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acquired the terminal in 1976 when it bought the Erie Lackawanna's rail assets. Ownership of the terminal passed to NJ Transit in 1983, when it bought Conrail's rail properties in northern New Jersey. Ferry service from the terminal to lower Manhattan ended on November 22, 1967. It resumed in 1989 on the south side of the terminal and moved back to the restored ferry slips inside the historic terminal on December 7, 2011.Fox New Yor
Hoboken Ferry Terminal Reopens
, December 7, 2011 In 1973 the terminal building was added to the

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and the

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. A renovation that lasted from 2005 to 2009 demolished and rebuilt walls to resemble their original appearance; the terminal's clock tower was rebuilt as well. The station was badly damaged during

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on October 29, 2012. A storm surge inundated the facility; the water rose as high as in the PATH tunnels. Daytime PATH service to midtown Manhattan was restored on December 19. The waiting room reopened in January 2013, while extensive repairs were still in progress. Pre-Sandy service patterns were gradually restored by March 1, 2013. As of 2017, the station was the ninth-busiest railway station in North America. On October 5, 2022, officials broke ground on Hoboken Connect, a projected five-year project to renovate the Terminal and its immediate vicinity. The plans call for erecting a 20-story commercial building at 5 and 23 Hudson Place and a 28-story, 389-unit residential building on Observer Highway. Planned improvements to Warrington Plaza include movable seats and modular structures for public use. The Ferry Terminal will be renovated to add retail space and bicycle storage on the ground floor, while commercial space on its second floor would be constructed to house either transport functions, or tenants such as markets, eateries, or areas for arts and culture. A new bus depot is planned for Hudson Place, pending NJ Transit approval.

Accidents

In December 1985, an NJ Transit train crashed into the concrete bumper at Hoboken Terminal, injuring 54. The 1985 crash was said to have been caused by a lubricant that had been applied to the tracks to test train wheels. In May 2011, a PATH train crashed into a bumper block at Hoboken Terminal, injuring 34 people; the Port Authority said the train came in too fast. On the morning of September 29, 2016, an NJ Transit train crashed through a stopblock and into the concourse of the station, killing one person and injuring more than 110 people. Tracks 10 through 17 were reopened on October 10, 2016, with most remaining tracks reopened a week later. The pedestrian concourse reopened on May 14, 2017. Track 6 reopened for service in June 2017 and Track 5 reopened for service sometime around September 2018. The planning for permanent repairs to the concourse roof and supports were ongoing during this time. Permanent repairs and renovations began in March 2019 and were completed by the end of 2019.

Design

Hoboken Terminal is considered a milestone in American transportation development, initially combining rail, ferry, subway,

and pedestrian services, in one of the most innovatively designed and engineered structures in the nation, with bus and light-rail service added in the ensuing decades. The terminal was also one of the first stations in the world to employ the Bush-type

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, designed by and named for

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of the DL&W, which quickly became ubiquitous in station design. The station is unusual for a New York City area commuter railroad terminal in that it still has low-level platforms, requiring passengers to use stairs on the train to board and alight. The ''Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement'' project is anticipated to add three high level ADA-accessible platforms to the south side of the terminal. The terminal's clock tower was designed by architect Kenneth Murchison, and originally built with the terminal. Its copper cladding was intended to provide a dramatic decorative effect. By the post-World War II period, this patina had been lost to wind erosion, and was removed in about 1950 following a storm. The tower was replaced by a radio tower that stood for more than half a century, until being removed in June 2006, when it was replaced with a new clock tower modeled after the original, down to the same copper cladding, albeit with a more modern steel and aluminum infrastructure that would better withstand wind erosion. The second tower includes a clock with 12-foot diameter faces and copper letters, which spell out "LACKAWANNA", whose fiber optic technology allow the them to be lit from dusk to midnight. The large main

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features floral and

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motifs in tiled stained glass by

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set atop bands of pale cement. The terminal exterior extends to over four stories and has a copper-clad façade with ornate detailing. Its single-story base is constructed of rusticated Indiana limestone. A grand double stair with decorative cast-iron railings within the main waiting room provides an entrance to the upper-level ferry concourse.

Services

Commuter rail

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. * Main Line *

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(event service) *

Pascack Valley Line The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the United States. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson County and Bergen County in New Jersey, and into Rockland Co ...

Morristown Line The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via either New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbou ...

and

Gladstone Branch The Gladstone Branch (also known as the Gladstone Line) is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit from Gladstone station, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, to either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station. It is one of two branches of t ...

of the Morris and Essex Lines *

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(limited service) *

Port Jervis Line The Port Jervis Line is a predominantly single-track commuter rail line running between Suffern and Port Jervis, in the U.S. state of New York. At Suffern, the line continues south into New Jersey as NJ Transit's Main Line. The line is operate ...

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(one inbound morning weekday train only) Access to other NJ Transit rail lines is available at

(which also serves

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, or Newark Broad Street.

Rapid transit

PATH trains provide 24-hour service from a three-track underground terminal located north of the surface platforms. Two routes are offered on weekdays during the day, and one route is offered on late nights, weekends and holidays. Entrances are from the main concourse or street, below the Hudson Place bus station with both an elevator and stairs. Travel to Newark Penn Station always requires a transfer, as does weekday service to

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Light rail

Hoboken Terminal is the terminus for two of the three Hudson-Bergen Light Rail routes. Light rail platforms are located south of Track 18 and the terminal building, and provide a pathway connection to 14th Street along the

Ferry

Ferry service is operated by

to Brookfield Place Terminal daily, as well as

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and

West Midtown Ferry Terminal The West Midtown Ferry Terminal is a passenger bus and ferry terminal serving ferries along the Hudson River in New York City and northeastern New Jersey. It is located at Piers 78 and 79 in Hudson River Park adjacent to the West Side Highway at ...

on weekdays. The ferry concourse has five slips, numbered 1–5. Slips 1 and 5 are generally used for ferries heading to West Midtown, Slip 2 is generally used for Wall Street ferries, and Slip 3 is generally used for Brookfield Place ferries.

Bus service

Ten routes operated by

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serve Hoboken. Lanes 1-5 are underneath the covered "Hoboken Bus Terminal" adjacent to Track 1, while Lane 6 lies at the curb adjacent to the main commuter rail concourse. Route departs from Lane 1 for

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, and routes depart from Lane 4 for

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. Routes depart from Lane 5 for

or Union City, and routes departs from Lane 6 for Lakewood, , or Old Bridge.

Former named trains

Environs and access

Though the passenger facilities are located within Hoboken, large parts of the infrastructure that supports them are located in

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at a northwest diagonal from the river to the intersection of Grove Street and Newark Street. It is at this corner that Observer Highway begins running parallel to the tracks and creating a

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border for Hoboken. The Long Slip (created with the landfilling of Harsimus Cove) creates the southern perimeter of the station, separating it from Jersey City's Newport neighborhood. Motor vehicle access to the station is extremely limited. At the eastern end of Observer Highway buses are permitted to enter their terminal. Other vehicles are required to do a dog-leg turn onto Hudson Place. This street (designated CR 736) is the only one with motor vehicle traffic adjacent to the station and acts as a pick-up/drop off point, and hosts a dedicated

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. Departure from the terminal requires travelling north (for at least one block) on River Street. Hudson Place ends at Warrington Plaza. On this square one finds the main entrance to the waiting room and the vehicle entrances to the currently unused original ferry slips. A statue of

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, president of the DL&W, moved during renovations faces the loading docks of the nearby post office. The plaza was named in honor of

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, who was influential in the creation of NJ Transit, and as its executive director enabled the purchase and preservation of the station. In 2009, pedestrian access to the terminal from the south was made possible with the opening of a new segment of the

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. The closing of this gap along the promenade nearly completes the stretch from the

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, with signage along the concourse at the

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inside the terminal indicating that it is officially part of the walkway.

In media

The station has been used for film shoots, including '' Funny Girl'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',

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's "

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" video (1990) and

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Change the World "Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by country music artist Wynonna Judd. A cover version was recorded by English singer Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film ''Ph ...

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Image:Hoboken Terminal Ferry2.jpg, Ferry slips before restoration as seen from the Hudson River Image:Hoboken-Terminal-(1996).jpg, Hoboken Terminal from the water on an autumn afternoon in 1996 Image:Lackawana_clocktower.jpg, Clock tower being replaced as part of extensive renovations File:Lackawanna Terminal (Hoboken) 02 (9443371624).jpg, Hoboken Terminal from the water, 2013 Image:HobokenNJ Transit Terminal NY Waterway Terminal.jpg, Ferry terminal in use between 1989 and 2011 for Brookfield Place-bound boats Image:PATH New Jersey Hoboken station.jpg, Hudson Place street stair to PATH Image:HobokenTerminalPlatform.JPG, NJ Transit commuter rail platforms File:Hoboken Terminal Platform Area.jpg, Commuter rail platform area Image:Path hoboken entrance.jpg, One of two fare control areas of the PATH station Image:Hoboken Terminal during a snowstorm 02.jpg, Hoboken Terminal after a heavy snow storm in 2010 File:Hoboken Terminal waitingroom 78076.jpg, Looking west in Hoboken Terminal waiting room File:Ice Water.JPG, Ice Water faucet inside the main terminal

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