Newport
PATHrapid transit station
The underground station platform in 2013
General information
Location	Washington Boulevard and Town Square Place Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′36″N74°02′05″W / 40.726676°N 74.034757°W /40.726676; -74.034757
Owned by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Platforms	1island platform (southbound) 1side platform (northbound)
Tracks	2
Connections	HBLR atNewport NJ Transit Bus:64,68,126 Academy Bus
Construction
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Previous names	Erie (1909–1962) Pavonia Avenue (1962–1988)[1] Pavonia/Newport (1988–2010)
Passengers
2018	5,683,751[2]  2.2%
Rank	7 of 13
Services
Preceding station PATH Following station Weekdays Hoboken Terminus HOB–WTC Exchange Place towardWorld Trade Center Grove Street towardJournal Square JSQ–33 Christopher Street toward33rd Street Weeknights, Weekends, Holidays Grove Street towardJournal Square JSQ–33 (via HOB) Hoboken toward33rd Street
Track layout Legend Hoboken Former car elevator to surface shops toChristopher Street from Christopher Street Newport toExchange Place toGrove Street Legend upper level lower level
Location

TheNewport station (at different times known as theErie, thePavonia Avenue station, or thePavonia-Newport station) is astation on thePATH system. Located on Town Square Place (formerly Pavonia Avenue) at the corner of Washington Boulevard in theNewport neighborhood ofJersey City,New Jersey, it is served by theHoboken–World Trade Center andJournal Square–33rd Street lines on weekdays, and by theJournal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) line on weekends. As of 2017^[update], its estimated weekday use was nearly 20,000 passengers,^[3] up from 17,000 to 18,000 average weekday passengers in 2010.^[4][5]

The station was opened on August 2, 1909, as part of theHudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M), originally constructed to connect to theErie Railroad'sPavonia Terminal.^[6] The capitals of the station's columns are adorned with the "E", and recall its original name, Erie. After thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey 1960s takeover of the system, the station was renamed Pavonia, or Pavonia Avenue, itself named for the 17thNew Netherland settlement ofPavonia. In 1988, the station became known as Pavonia/Newport to reflect the redevelopment of the former railyards along the banks of theHudson River to residential, retail, and recreational uses asNewport.^[7] In 2010, the name became Newport.^[8]

The station has undergone a number of transformations. During the Erie period, the station was so busy that a second platform was added to manage the flow of passengers from the over 30 passenger trains that ran in and out of the station hourly. The desire to reuse old caissons (from previous tunneling attempts) when building the H&M system meant that the tubes at this location were far inland. As a result, the actual station was not closely integrated into the Erie Railroad Terminal above, and the Erie never built a new terminal on top of the underground platforms. Therefore, a lengthy walk through inclined pedestrian tunnels was necessary in order to connect from the H&M to the passenger trains. In response to this, in 1954, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad installed a 277-foot (84 m) longmoving sidewalk known as "the Speedwalk". It was the first such moving walkway built in the United States; built byGoodyear, it moved up a 10 percent grade at a speed of 1.5 mph (2.4 km/h).^[9][10]

In 1956, the Erie Railroad consolidated its operations with theLackawanna Railroad and moved toHoboken Terminal. A few years later, the smallNew York, Susquehanna and Western Railway ceased operations at the Erie Terminal, which was torn down soon afterwards.^[11]

Beginning in the late 1980s, the once-vacant railyards surrounding the station were turned into residential, office, and retail towers, and the neighborhood became known asNewport. As part of the redevelopment, Pavonia Station itself was renamed and underwent extensive renovations, including improved lighting, floors, walls, ceilings, artwork, and the installation of a newheadhouse with escalators and elevators.^[12]

The station underwent further renovations in 2001–2003 with the installation of an additional elevator in order to re-open the side platform to regular use after four decades of inactivity.^[13]

In 2023, a proposal for a 420-foot, 40-storymixed-usedhigh rise on top of the station was announced. The tower will house 423 residential units, including 71 studios, 211 one bedrooms, and 141 two bedrooms. It will feature 3,450 square feet of retail space on the lower floors, and 45,000 square feet of commercial office space. Additionally, the building will include 6,400 square feet of amenity space on the fourth floor, 14,150 square feet of common outdoor space, including a coveredpatio androof terrace. The building will include 218bicycle parking space. The development will also spruce up the area around the station, including newsidewalks, 16 new trees, new landscaping, and seatwalls.^[14]

The station has two tracks. There is oneisland platform serving southbound trains and oneside platform serving northbound trains.^[15]

• Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
• Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse
• Newport Centre
• Newport Tower

• Spanish solution

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• PATH - NewportArchived October 19, 2019, at theWayback Machine
• Hudson & Manhattan Railroad/Hudson Tubes^[usurped]
• Town Square Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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