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Harrison (PATH station)
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Harrison is a PATH
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
PATH, derived from Port Authority Trans-Hudson, is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York City with Newark, Harrison, Hoboken and Jersey City in metropolitan northern New Jersey...
station on Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard south of the Interstate 280
Interstate 280 (New Jersey)
Interstate 280 is a Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It provides a spur from I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County to Newark, and I-95 Interstate 280 (abbreviated I-280) is a Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It provides a spur from I-80 in...
overpass in Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
served by the Newark-World Trade Center line.
Layout
The station has two narrow, open-air side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The three center tracks, which do not stop here, are used by New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
and Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
trains on the Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
and North Jersey Coast Line
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...
.
History
The simplest station in the PATH system, it opened on November 26, 1911 at the intersection of 4th Street (now Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South) and New Jersey Railroad Avenue.The station was moved slightly south to its current location in 1937 when the PATH was realigned to Newark Penn Station.
New smart card
Smart card
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card , is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. A smart card or microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components. The card is made of plastic, generally polyvinyl chloride, but sometimes acrylonitrile...
turnstiles were installed this and all other PATH stations in 2005. Until this time passengers could take the short ride from Harrison west to Newark for free. Passengers must now pay a fare to take the PATH to Newark.
The area around the station has been undergoing redevelopment since the early 2000s.
including the Red Bull Arena. The future Northern New Jersey World Trade Center is nearby.
Rebuild and expansion
From 2009 to about 2013, the Port AuthorityPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey...
plans to modernize Harrison through a $75 million renovation of the station. The new station will feature longer platforms for additional cars, wider platforms for increased standing room, and street-level-to-platform elevators in compliance with ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
regulations, as well as architectural modifications to its appearance. Funding for this project is provided by a portion of the March 2008 toll and fare hike, which increased the overall spending budget of the corporation. The Port Authority has begun acquiring real property in preparation for construction.
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