Ninth Street station (PATH)
| Company type | PATH station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | February 25, 1908 |
| Headquarters | Manhattan, New York City , United States |
| Products | Rail transit services |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
Ninth Street station
The Ninth Street station is a PATH facility situated at the intersection of 9th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. It accommodates the Hoboken–33rd Street and Journal Square–33rd Street routes during weekdays, and operates the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) service on weekends. Managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, this station consists of a single island platform flanked by two tracks.
In 2018, the station recorded close to 1.5 million boardings, placing it last among the 13 PATH stations in terms of passenger volume, with a 7.3% decrease compared to the previous year. Connections are available to nearby New York City Subway lines at West Fourth Street–Washington Square and Christopher Street–Stonewall stations, along with NYCT bus services M8 and M55.
History
Constructing the Ninth Street station presented significant difficulties due to quicksand conditions caused by the former Minetta Creek and limitations on excavating beneath Sixth Avenue’s surface. By 1907, Degnon Contracting Company announced that the water issue had been resolved, which alleviated flooding concerns for adjacent property owners.
The station commenced service on February 25, 1908, as part of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad extension linking New Jersey with 33rd Street. Initially, an exit was positioned on Sixth Avenue between Waverly Place and Greenwich Avenue but was removed by 1941.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center PATH station, Ninth Street experienced a 54% increase in ridership, reaching approximately 3.248 million annual passengers in 2002.
In response to congestion issues, the Port Authority proposed in 2002 to add a second entrance at Christopher Street and Waverly Place. This plan included constructing a mezzanine and stairway at an estimated cost of $29.6 million and also involved new entrances at the Christopher Street station. However, local opposition emerged due to fears about potential harm to historic buildings, disruption to businesses, traffic complications, and effects on the nearby historic district surrounding the Stonewall Inn. Despite state guarantees that the project would preserve the district’s appearance, preservation advocates opposed it strongly. Consequently, the initiative was abandoned.
Following the reopening of a new World Trade Center station in 2003, plans for an additional entrance at Ninth Street were reconsidered by the Port Authority.
Station layout
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The entrance to Ninth Street adheres to typical Manhattan PATH station architecture and is positioned on Sixth Avenue's east side inside a building. Travelers descend several flights of stairs followed by a curved passageway leading to the platform’s northern end. This subterranean station contains two tracks alongside a central island platform located beneath Christopher Street near where PATH tracks bend under Sixth Avenue. The local tracks of the IND Sixth Avenue Line run east of PATH’s tracks, with express tracks situated beneath them; both sets are not visible from this station.
To the east of Ninth Street station, tracks curve northward along Sixth Avenue while the tunnel continues straight ahead. This straight tunnel segment was intended for a never-realized branch line connecting to Astor Place on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line. The bellmouth for this unbuilt connection extends approximately , containing equipment and remnants from initial tunnel construction efforts.