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| About Entrances Routes Costs Entry Travelling Safety Transfers Tips NY Subway Phone |
PATH trains run from many central downtown Manhattan locations to destinations in New Jersey. There are stations located in Manhattan at :
Stations within New Jersey are located at :
Many of the entrances within Manhattan are shared with existing entrances to the New York Subway. Entrances in New Jersey are easily located by the blue and white PATH logo. At each entrance you will find a set of dual direction turnstiles. You can either use cash or PATH quick cards to gain entrance to the platform. Seven days a week - Mon - Fri 6am to 11Ppm, Sat, Sun, Public Hols 9am - 7.30pm
Seven days a week - Mon - Fri 11pm to 6am, Sat, Sun, Public Hols 7.30pm - 9am
PATH provides 'round the clock' service seven days a week all year. Normal weekday service for all services is usually about 10 minutes during early mornings, 3-6 minutes during rush hours, 10 minutes during midday's and early evenings, 15 minutes during late hours, 30 minutes overnight until early hours. Weekend service runs every 15 minutes - 20 minutes during the day and early evening and 30 minutes overnight until early hours. The subway is also cheap - $1.00 a trip including transfers. You pay when you enter the subway station and there are no further payments until you exit and re-enter. Thus you can take the subway all the way from Newark into Manhattan for $ 1.00. You will not find any attendant staff booths at the PATH
like the New York subway. Entrance to the platform, through the turnstiles is via payment
at the turnstile. Payment can be in the form of either a dollar bill or one dollar in
change. Alternatively you can purchase a quick card from either the dispensing machines
located outside the turnstiles or at a nearby news agency. You can purchase quick cards in
a number of denominations / trips ( $5 = 5 trips, $10=10 trips etc ). Quick cards are fed
directly into the turnstile at the front and ejected on top when the turnstile is released
for entry, remember to get you quickcard if you still have credit on it. When you use your
last trip credit on the quick card the turnstile will capture the card. You can't
"recharge" your quick card like you do with the New York subway Metrocard. Once past the turnstile, follow the signs displaying the subway route that
you want to take. In many cases, platforms are not marked clearly since they are used by
multiple routes. Somewhere on each platform will be a indication of the services that the
platform services. When a train arrives at the station it will carry the final destination
of the train on the front carriage. Above the entrance to each carriage door is a set of
symbols that indicate the trains destination, the one that is currently lit will be the
destination for the train you are boarding. These symbols include : HOB = Hoboken, WTC =
World Trade Centre, NWK = Newark and JSQ = Journal Square. Upon entry into the carriage
you will notice a PATH system map above each door, take note of this to determine how to
reach your final destination, since you may need to change trains. Also, note that there
are two different maps on this display, one for normal service and one for weekend and
late night services. Most subways run every 2 - 3 minutes during peak periods, every 5 - 10 minutes during the day and up 30 minutes between midnight and 5am. When travelling during non peak hours and especially at night the best place to wait is near the entrance to the platform where most people will be gathered. It is as recommended that you ride in the same car as the conductor which is usually in the middle of the train or at the front in same carriage as the driver. In case of emergency there is usually a phone located on the platform so call 911. Don't think that you have to catch a single train point to point. The great thing about the subway system is that you can transfer to many other routes at most stations. Just work out where you want to go and to what train you need to transfer. Remember you can transfer as many times as you want for the one fare. - Don't worry if you get on the wrong train or end up on
the wrong platform ( some entrances may only lead to one direction ) you can just ride the
train to the next stop where a simple transfer is available. For more information on trains with New York go to the subway page. |