Harrison Path Station

Basic, outdated station. As other reviews have commented, exits are inadequate for the volume of passengers. Station is not accessible and has no elevators. Stairs can be treacherous, with the tread area on some steps lifting or uneven. On the plus side, parking is readily accessible here. The adjacent garage is great. The new shops and restaurants nearby are also good.
TIP: Make a fast exit. For westbound trains, the third to last car stops nearest the exit. Position yourself wisely and make a break for it, but slow down on the steps, as they’re loose and you can fall horribly.

Substandard station (built in the 1930s), not handicap accessible — you’ll do heavy lifting if you’ve got a child’s stroller — and the hundreds of people disembarking each rush hour train must cram into a lone, two– or three-​person wide exit.
PATH evidently is building a much needed, new station, but that likely will take years.
Although the station itself just cannot properly handle anything close to the volume of people using it, overall, commuting from Harrison to lower Manhattan is convenient.

I guess to give some context I’ll start by saying that we did not come on the day of a Red Bulls game and yes, we are those things that you NYC types like to swat at like gnats — tourists.
Now with that out of the way I’ll say that if you’re going to somewhere in the Financial District coming here couldn’t be any easier.
* Piece of cake parking at the Westin next door all day for $ 11 and the lot accepts cards.
* Trains ran on time in both directions.
* Ticket machines take cards or cash and all were working.
* So much cheaper/​easier than taking NJT or doing something stupid like driving.
I suppose that if we were regular commuters all of the station construction and area construction might bother us but at least for our experience it was a solid Wednesday in/​out of the city during rush hours in both directions.
We’ll be back.

I’m not a regular commuter but there’s been a few times I’ve had jobs in NYC during that time of the day. On such occasions when there were traffic issues (wtc line was down after Sandy, etc.) it was overcrowded at this station and it was easy to not make it onto as many as 3 trains in a row. The people were very pushy and upset cause nobody wants to be late for work! The other problem to it was that the people riding from Newark, where the train departs, don’t like to make room for all the people trying to get on at Harrison. SO, in situations like this, I recommend boarding the train in Newark (whether that means parking there or taking the path train one station backwards) to be sure you get on the train!

Harrison Path station in itself isn’t that bad. It is completely covered, has a few benches for comfort and plenty of machines to fill your PATH cards before entering. But I will use this platform more so to rate the actual PATH service that comes out of Harrison Station. If you want to use the service during rush hour then it is a great alternate to driving into NYC and cheaper than NJT however if you want to use it during a non rush hour time or the weekend forget about it. They are never on time with no consistency, raise the rates without improving the service and are constantly taking my time to stop and drop off their workers to locations they want them. I have sat there and watched four trains going to NK pass by while the train going to JSQ ran 15 minutes late. I dread every time I have to use this platform to go into NYC and always prepare myself for the frustrations I know I will endure using the services.

It’s pretty basic and grungy but it’s an easy way to get in to the city. We stayed at the Element Hotel just next door and it was the perfect place. We only had to walk through their parking garage to be at the PATH station. Make sure to have cash. Not sure if you can buy tickets with card.

Park across the street or in the garage. Looks like they are trying to do some upgrades, but not soon enough. Nice that the area around the station has improved though.

The area around here has cleaned up quite a bit. There’s a Dunkin’, a Five Guys, and some other places to eat a block away.
There are two entrances: one for Newark, the other for NYC, so don’t get confused. Sometimes all of the ticket machines work. Sometimes they don’t. So it’s best to go hear with your MetroCard or SmartLink card pre-​loaded. If not, the mom and pop shop just outside the exit closest to the stadium ought to sell cards in case the machines aren’t working.
If you’re using this station to meet up with people before heading over for a Red Bulls game, there’s really no place to stand, sit, or even wait outside or inside the station. That’s the only real downfall.

This station is less than adequate. There is only one way in and one way out. In case there was an emergency count on being caught up in the turmoil. And, it doesn’t matter if your going to Newark or coming from WTC, there is only one way in or out.
Pretty bad for safety purposes all around.