PATH Hoboken Station Reopens After 25 Days of Work (UPDATED 3/4)
Written by Jennifer McLawhorn, Managing Editor
PATH Hoboken reopens after 25 days of work.
Courtesy of PANYNJ
HOBOKEN, N.J. - PATH Hoboken Station has reopened following a 25-day closure to allow for renovation.
RT&S has reported on the PATH Hoboken Station for the last couple of weeks. Now, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it has reopened the station. The closure was part of a larger two-year $430 million PATH Forward program. The PATH Forward program began in 2024 at Grove St station, and the station received similar upgrades to the Hoboken station. During the closure, crews were able to complete expedited work, “negating the need for at least a year of severe service reductions and major schedule changes.” Among the work completed were a replacement of tracks and a track switch system as well as station components. The previous switch was reportedly 35 years old and prone to mechanical issues, therefore necessitating a replacement.
The station reopened Tuesday, February 25th with riders riding for free as a “gesture of appreciation,” according to PANYNJ. From January 30th to February 25th, crews worked a total of 600 work hours. They refurbished the concrete platform surface in the station and replaced four staircases with more modern and safer staircase that go from the mezzanine to the platform. Crews painted the station walls, ceilings, and columns and installed lighting, signage, and new tiles. The PATH Forward program has upcoming projects in March and April 2025.
“The Hoboken station and the PATH system itself turn 117 years old this week, highlighting both its enduring importance in our transit network and its need for continued investment and care,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole. “We thank our riders for their patience and our regional transit partners for their coordination over the last 25 days. The critical infrastructure upgrades we’ve delivered thanks to this work will provide a more reliable commute for years to come.”
“We welcome riders back to a revitalized Hoboken station, where the closure has enabled a huge amount of refurbishment,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton. “We appreciate the patience and flexibility that our riders have shown during this closure, as well as the support of our transit partners in providing strong travel alternatives during the closure. This work is critical to the continued rehabilitation of PATH’s 116-year-old system.”
“The massive amount of work that took place over just 25 days is a testament to the Port Authority’s commitment to modernizing a 117-year-old rail system. We thank our regional transportation partners for helping us navigate this closure, and our dedicated staff, who have volunteered their time and energy to make this challenging period as painless as possible for our customers,” said PATH Director/General Manager Clarelle DeGraffe. “We owe our PATH riders service that is safe and reliable, delivered to the best of our ability. Our message to them today: Thank you, and welcome back.”
Below is a time lapse vide of the PATH Hoboken rehabilitation, courtesy of PANYNJ:
UPDATE: March 4, 2025 – HNTB
HNTB issued a press release congratulating the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the PATH Hoboken Station re-opening. The work on the station was part of the PATH Forward Program, and HNTB is the program manager of the Sandy Recovery Program for the last seven years. In this role, it has supported the $1.5 billion recovery program following Superstorm Sandy. It also supported PATH “in the planning and execution of the Hoboken Station improvements.” As noted above, the improvements included replacing tracks in the approach tunnels and within the station as well as making updates to the station itself.
Senior project manager Ihab Francis at HNTB said, “By effectively managing time and adhering to established timeline, the project was successfully completed on schedule, meeting all deadlines.”
Senior program manager Phil Camilleri said, “The PATH team was dedicated to performing these significant improvements within the scheduled time frame to reduce the disruption of service for the traveling public.”
Program manager on the Sandy program LeFran Borges said, “HNTB understood the complexity of this project and we are proud to have assisted in delivering a refreshed and modernized Hoboken Station for PATH and its customers.”
