{{Short description|Rapid transit service in New Jersey and New York City}} {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Journal Square-33rd Street (via Hoboken), which passes through Hoboken.}} {{Infobox rail line | name = {{rint|path|20px}} Journal Square–33rd Street | color = {{rcr|PATH|JSQ-33}} | image = PATH 836.JPG | image_width = 300px | caption = Train at the Journal Square station in 2007 | type = Rapid transit | system = PATH | status = Operates 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends | locale = Hudson County, New Jersey and Manhattan, New York | start = Journal Square | end = 33rd Street | stations = 8 | daily_ridership = | open = {{Start date|1910|09|06}} | close = | owner = Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | character = Surface and underground | stock = PA5 | linelength = {{convert|5.7|mi}} | tracklength = | tracks = | gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg|allk=on}} | electrification = {{600 V DC|conductor=third rail}} | speed = {{Convert|55|mph|abbr=on}} | elevation = | map_state = | map = {{switcher |{{maplink-road|from=Journal Square–33rd Street.map}} |Show interactive map |{{PATH JSQ-33}} |Show route diagram map }} }}
'''Journal Square–33rd Street''' is a rapid transit service operated by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). It is colored yellow on the PATH service map and trains on this service display yellow marker lights.<ref name="Map">{{cite web |url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps.html |title=PATH Maps |publisher=The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229153647/http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This service operates from Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey by way of the Uptown Hudson Tubes to 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York.<ref name="Map"/> The {{convert|5.7|mi|adj=on}} trip takes 22 minutes to complete.<ref name="Facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/facts-info.html |title=PATH Facts & Info |publisher=The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129234922/http://www.panynj.gov/path/facts-info.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History== The Journal Square–33rd Street service originated as the '''Grove Street–33rd Street''' service operated by the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M). It started operating between Grove Street in Jersey City, New Jersey and 33rd Street in Manhattan, beginning September 6, 1910. The Newark–Hudson Terminal line between Hudson Terminal and Grove Street also started operating at this time.<ref name="ERA-Bulletin-Jul2015">{{cite journal | title=Rails Under the Hudson Revisited - The Hudson and Manhattan|first=George|last=Chiasson|journal=Electric Railroaders' Association Bulletin|via=Issuu | date=July 2015 | url=https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/2015-07-bulletin | access-date=April 10, 2018|pages=2–3, 5|volume=58|number=7}}</ref>{{rp|3}} The Newark line was extended to Manhattan Transfer on October 1, 1911, then subsequently expanded again.<ref>{{cite news |title=Improved Transit Facilities by Newark High Speed Line |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E2D71531E233A25752C0A9669D946096D6CF |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 1, 1911 |page=XX2 |access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> A stop at Summit Avenue (now Journal Square), located between Grove Street and Manhattan Transfer, opened on April 14, 1912, as an infill station on the Newark–Hudson Terminal line. The Summit Avenue station was completed on February 23, 1913, allowing service from 33rd Street to terminate there.<ref name="ERA-Bulletin-Jul2015"/>{{rp|7}}<ref name="ERA-Bulletin-Sep2015">{{cite journal | title=Rails Under the Hudson Revisited - The Hudson and Manhattan|first=George|last=Chiasson|journal=Electric Railroaders' Association Bulletin|via=Issuu | date=September 2015 | url=https://issuu.com/erausa/docs/2015-09-bulletin | access-date=April 10, 2018|pages=2–3, 6–7|volume=58|number=9}}</ref>
The 28th Street station was closed in September 1939 during the construction of the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/09/12/archives/tube-terminal-to-reopen-station-at-33d-st-and-6th-ave-to-renew.html|title=Tube Terminal to Reopen – Station at 33d St. and 6th Ave. to Renew Service Sept. 24|date=September 12, 1939|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the 19th Street station was closed on August 1, 1954.<ref>{{cite web | title=H. & M. STATION TO CLOSE; State Authorizes Shutdown of Tube Line's 19th Street Stop | website=The New York Times | date=February 19, 1954 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/02/19/archives/h-m-station-to-close-state-authorizes-shutdown-of-tube-lines-19th.html | access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> The H&M itself was succeeded by Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) in 1962.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A01E2DB123EE433A25750C2A9679C946391D6CF|title=2 STATES AGREE ON HUDSON TUBES AND TRADE CENTER; New York and Jersey Settle on Bill to Permit Port Authority Operation NEW TERMINAL PLANNED Downtown H. & M. Depot to Be Erected in Conjunction With Commerce Unit Rehabilitation Due ACCORD REACHED ON HUDSON TUBES Savings Expected Boundaries Defined|last=Wright|first=George Cable|date=January 23, 1962|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 1, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
After the September 11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center station, service on the Journal Square–33rd Street line was suspended during overnight hours, with all service provided by the Newark–33rd Street via Hoboken branch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panynj.gov:80/path/pathmaplinks2.html|title=PATH - A Subsidiary of The Port Authority of NY & NJ|date=2001-12-14|website=panynj.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011214024913/http://www.panynj.gov/path/pathmaplinks2.html|archive-date=2001-12-14|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-06-11}}</ref> When the Exchange Place station reopened in June 2003,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/nyregion/closed-since-9-11-a-path-station-is-set-to-reopen-today.html|title=Closed Since 9/11, a PATH Station Is Set to Reopen Today|last=Weiser|first=Benjamin|date=June 29, 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 4, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the Newark–33rd Street via Hoboken branch was truncated to Journal Square, but operated during weekends as well. It was renamed the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) branch.
After Hurricane Sandy flooded the PATH system in October 2012, service on the line was suspended. For most of November, trains ran between Newark Penn Station and 33rd Street. The Journal Square–33rd Street line was temporarily extended to cover service on the Newark–World Trade Center line, which was suspended.<ref>{{cite web | title=Press Releases: STATEMENT OF PATH ENGINEERS AND TRANSIT EXPERT ON THE RESUMPTION OF PATH SERVICE FROM NEWARK TO 33rd STREET BEGINNING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 | website=Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | date=2012-11-11 | url=http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1703 | access-date=2018-04-30 | archive-date=2021-05-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515181031/http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1703 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Regular service on the line between Journal Square and 33rd Street was resumed on November 26, 2012, but full service would not be restored until early 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maps & Schedule: PATH Partial Service Restoration|url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps-schedules.html|work=PATH website|publisher=The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey|access-date=November 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203072937/http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps-schedules.html|archive-date=December 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the first few weeks of service after the hurricane, the stations at Christopher Street and 9th Street were closed due to overcrowding concerns.
The service was temporarily running full time from January to February 2025, as Hoboken station was closed for repairs.<ref name="Schedule">{{cite web |title=PATH Full Schedules |url=http://www.panynj.gov/path/full-schedules.html |access-date=March 31, 2011 |publisher=The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |date= |title=Hoboken Station Closure |url=https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/path-forward/hoboken-station-closure.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241101111328/https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/path-forward/hoboken-station-closure.html |archive-date=2024-11-01 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=www.panynj.gov}} </ref> In November 2025, the PANYNJ announced that the Journal Square–33rd Street route would begin running on weekends between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. every 10 minutes starting on May 17, 2026, as trains to and from Journal Square would skip Hoboken. The Hoboken–33rd Street route would also begin running on weekends even 10 minutes, effectively splitting the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) line into two routes.<ref name="Higgs 202511">{{cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=November 13, 2025 |title=Historic $45B plan will build new airport terminals, add rail service, but tolls and fares will rise |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2025/11/historic-45b-plan-will-build-new-airport-terminals-add-rail-service-but-tolls-and-fares-will-rise.html |access-date=November 14, 2025 |website=Star-Advance}}</ref><ref name="McGeeehan 2025">{{cite web |last=McGeehan |first=Patrick |date=November 13, 2025 |title=PATH Train Fare to Rise to $4 by 2029 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/nyregion/nj-path-train-fares.html |access-date=November 14, 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Station listing== {{Attached KML |display=title,inline}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Station !Location !Connections |- |Journal Square {{access icon}} |rowspan=3|Jersey City, NJ |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}<br>{{bus icon}} NJ Transit Bus, R&T Bus |- |{{stn|Grove Street||PATH}} {{access icon}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}<br>{{bus icon}} NJ Transit Bus, R&T Bus |- |{{stn|Newport||PATH}} {{access icon}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-WTC|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|hblr}} Hudson–Bergen Light Rail<br>{{bus icon}} NJT Bus, Academy Bus |- |{{stn|Christopher Street||PATH}} |rowspan=5|New York, NY |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local|time=bullets}}<br>{{bus icon}} NYCT Bus |- |{{stn|Ninth Street||PATH}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS West 4th|time=bullets}}<br>{{bus icon}} NYCT Bus |- |{{stn|14th Street||PATH}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS 14th Sixth|time=bullets}}<br>{{bus icon}} NYCT Bus |- |{{stn|23rd Street||PATH}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS Sixth local|time=bullets}}<br>{{bus icon}} NYCT Bus |- |{{stn|33rd Street||PATH}} {{Access icon}} |{{ric|PATH|name=y}}: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}}<br/>{{rint|newyork|subway}} NYC Subway: {{NYCS Herald Square|time=bullets}}<br>{{bus icon}} NYCT Bus |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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