Grove Street station (PATH)
| Company type | Rapid transit station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | September 6, 1910 |
| Headquarters | Jersey City , United States |
Grove Street station
The Grove Street station, initially named Grove–Henderson Streets, serves as a prominent stop within the PATH network. Located at the intersection of Grove Street, Newark Avenue, and Railroad Avenue in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, it functions as an essential transit point linking major commercial areas. The station operates on the Newark–World Trade Center route at all times, accommodates the Journal Square–33rd Street line during weekdays except for late nights and early mornings, and serves the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) route during weekends and off-peak weekday periods.
History
The station commenced operations on September 6, 1910.
Initially, access points were positioned at both ends: the western staircase provided entry to Grove Street and Newark Avenue beneath the Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct, while the eastern exit opened onto Henderson Street (currently Marin Boulevard). The viaduct was dismantled in the late 1960s, leading to a station redesign in the 1970s. The original exits were closed and replaced by a mezzanine situated at the convergence of Grove Street, Newark Avenue, and Columbus Drive. From this mezzanine, two stairways connect the platform to fare control areas. Two street-level exits extend from the mezzanine—one equipped with escalators leading to the primary kiosk, and another stairway descending to Columbus Drive.
To the east of Grove Street Station was the Henderson Street Yard, which ceased operations in 1990 following the opening of the Harrison Car Maintenance Facility in Harrison, New Jersey.
Responding to growing passenger numbers, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) reinstated the eastern exit and constructed an additional kiosk at Columbus Drive and Marin Boulevard between 2003 and 2005. Nevertheless, this entrance did not meet ADA standards. In 2011, a federal court mandated PANYNJ to ensure station accessibility. By 2014, PANYNJ consented to add an elevator at the western end; construction began in April 2015, with the elevator becoming operational in June 2017, although it experienced multiple malfunctions soon after opening.
In June 2019, PANYNJ unveiled the PATH Improvement Plan aimed at enhancing capacity and minimizing delays. This initiative includes operating all NWK-WTC trains as nine-car sets. To support this change, Grove Street’s platform will be extended toward Marin Boulevard. The project was projected for completion by 2022 with estimated costs ranging from $15 million to $20 million. The extension requires replacing existing structural walls with support columns to provide roughly an additional 51 feet of platform length.
Station layout
The facility consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.