Newport??? Isn’t that a seaside rich person town in Rhode Island? Well……
Newport is located in Newport, Jersey City, and is served by PATH’s World Trade-Hoboken (Green) and Journal Sq.-33rd St. (Yellow) lines. The platform configuration consists of a rather unusual island+side platform setup. Unfortunately, the station is among the most dilapidated stations I’ve ever seen at platform level, possibly even worse than Chambers St. on the J. YIKES.
At least, among all the blue renovation barriers, there’s elevators and this station IS accessible. I was, however, a tad scared to ride the elevator though. There was also a rather lengthy (seemingly) corridor linking the platforms as well as the headhouse, where faregates and ticketing machines exist. As for street level, the headhouse is pretty unassuming, being nestled among trees and bushes in the rather dense cityscape. Wait, what?
Not only is there also an HBLR connection, the station also goes by “Pavonia/Newport”?! Well, it turns out, ever since the Port Authority took over what we know as PATH, there’s been three other names for this station: Erie (suggesting a connection with the Erie Railroad, as their Pavonia Terminal was in the area historically), Pavonia (or Pavonia Ave.), Pavonia/Newport, and now just Newport. Yeah. Anyways, the HBLR connection is rather annoying from here, as not only do you have to cross Washington Blvd., it’s also not exactly the most obvious thing if you don’t know what to look for. Yes, it’s a passageway, but it was actually a little bit tricky for me to find. Anyways, the HBLR station. It’s pretty normal, with a level platform, ticketing machines, countdown clocks, benches, and whatnot. Oh yeah, the Newport Mall is here as well. Neat!
The good: It serves the (rather VERY dense) Newport neighborhood in Jersey City! Furthermore, it’s accessible, has buses and trolleys alongside the PATH subway, and there’s connections to both Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
The bad: The station may as well be a literal cave and the connection between PATH and the HBLR is rather annoying.
Nearby points of interest: The Newport Mall, various hotels and highrises, and the Marina Park next to Harsimus Cove. (weirdly this is closer to Harsimus Cove than the Harsimus Cove HBLR stop!)
Transit connections:
PATH (Hoboken-WTC, Journal Sq.-33rd St.)
HBLR
NJT bus (9, 16, 63, 64, 68, 86, 126)
Overall, it’s probably the single worst PATH station. I think. But it’s not terrible still, even if it’s annoying to navigate.
Rating: 5/10
