14th Street station (PATH)

14th Street
The ornate station pillars at 14th Street Station
Location	14th Street and Sixth Avenue Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°44′15″N 73°59′49″W / 40.737393°N 73.996862°WCoordinates: 40°44′15″N 73°59′49″W / 40.737393°N 73.996862°W
Owned by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Line(s)	PATH:   HOB–33   JSQ–33   JSQ–33 (via HOB)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: at 14th Street (7th Avenue) at Sixth Avenue at 14th Street (6th Avenue) NYCT Bus: M5 NB, M7 NB, M14
History
Opened	1908
Electrified	600V (DC) Third Rail
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,929,882[1]  6%
Services
Preceding station   PATH   Following station   Regular service   9th Street toward Hoboken HOB–33 23rd Street toward 33rd Street 9th Street toward Journal Square JSQ–33   Nights and weekends   9th Street toward Journal Square JSQ–33 (via HOB) 23rd Street toward 33rd Street

The 14th Street PATH station, opened on February 25, 1908, is located on 14th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), at the south end of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, one-way faregates, transfer to  trains
B2 Sixth Avenue Line/PATH platforms	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (West Fourth Street – Washington Square) ← toward Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue (West Fourth Street – Washington Square)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	←      HOB–33 toward Hoboken Terminal (9th Street) ←      JSQ–33 toward Journal Square (9th Street) ←      JSQ–33 (via HOB) toward Journal Square (9th Street)
	Northbound	→      HOB–33 toward 33rd Street (23rd Street) → →      JSQ–33 toward 33rd Street (23rd Street) → →      JSQ–33 (via HOB) toward 33rd Street (23rd Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (23rd Street) → → toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (23rd Street) →
B3	BMT Canarsie Line platforms	train
B4	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound 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, yet the northbound platform exits directly to the street.^[2]

The original station, opened in 1908,^[3] 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]

North of this 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,^[3] 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 M trains)
• 14th Street on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (1 2 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. "PATH Ridership Report" (PDF). pathnynj.gov. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
3. "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.
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