PATH service will resume at the Hoboken station Thursday afternoon will full service up and running by the evening, said NJ Transit commissioner Richard Hammer.
“The PATH portion of the terminal is fine, so passengers will be able to use that,” said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Additionally, transportation agencies and companies are adding extra buses and ferries and cross-honoring tickets to help riders get around in the wake of the NJ Transit crash that has hobbled the commuter on the other side of the river.
NJ Transit, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and ferry service are all still suspended in and out of Hoboken while officials investigate the crash and damage to the station. It’s unclear how long the investigation and repairs will take.
“We don’t yet know how long the damage will take to repair and the consequences of that damage,” said Gov. Cuomo.
NJ Transit buses and private carriers are cross-honoring rail tickets. The New York Waterway is accepting all NJ Transit tickets and will put more ferries into actions to accommodate additional passengers at the Paulus Hook and Weehawken stops, said officials.
“In this latest crisis, the ferries will get you home,” said New York Waterway spokesman Pat Smith.
The agency will run a shuttle bus between the Hoboken and Secaucus Junction stations.
For now, trains that usually come into the Hoboken Terminal are ending their runs at the already overtaxed Secaucus Junction station. Hammer recommended that commuters avoid using that station and instead change at Penn Station in Midtown if they can help it.
“There will be overcrowding and possible delays,” he said.
Rockland County is also sending additional Tappan Zee Express buses to get commuters upstate.