Special Notice: World Trade Center-Chambers St station accessibility

Due to ongoing construction at the World Trade Center site, the elevator will not be in service. If you rely on the elevator service at this location, the following information will help you plan alternate travel. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience you may experience.  Service on the will continue to operate normally with the exception of late night and weekend planned service changes.  Please consult planned service change posters in stations or online by clicking here for more information.

West 4 St and 14 St-8 Av stations are the closest ADA- accessible stations along the line to the World Trade Center-Chambers St E station.

Below are travel directions between the World Trade Center area and either the West 4 St or the 14 St Station, depending on the direction in which you are traveling. Special directions for customers traveling late nights follow.

West 4 St on the and lines.
Uptown: From World Trade Center site to West 4 St Station.  Board the uptown M5 bus on Church St at Vesey St (located one block east of the current elevator site). Get off on 6 Av at West 3 St.

14 St/8 Av on the lines
Downtown: From 14 St/8 Av to World Trade Center area.  Board the downtown M20 bus on 7 Av at 14 St (located one block east of the current elevator site). Get off on Chambers St at Hudson St.

Special directions for customers traveling late nights

Uptown: M5 service runs from 5:45 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on weekdays, 6:10 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on Saturdays, and 6:40 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on Sundays.
Downtown:  M20 service runs from 6:15 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. on Saturdays, and 7 a.m. to 12:20 a.m. on Sundays.

If you require wheelchair accessible service when these buses are not running, please call Bus Command Center at 718-927-7862. During these hours, PATH Customer Assistance phones, located at the PATH mezzanine level and street level can be used to make this call.
Service will be provided between the World Trade Center-Chambers St area and the 14 St/8 Av Station as follows:

Uptown:   From World Trade Center area to 14 St/8 Av.
Pick-up location from World Trade Center Station area is on Church St at Vesey St. Drop-off location at 14 St station is on 14 St at 8 Av (elevator is located at end of bus stop).

Downtown: From 14 St/8 Av to World Trade Center area. Pick-up location at 14 St station is on 14 St at 8 Av (westbound). Drop-off location at World Trade Center Station area is Vesey St at Church St.

Other ADA-accessible stations that you may consider when planning your trip:

• Chambers St
• Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall
• Bowling Green
• South Ferry
• Atlantic Av
• Atlantic Av-Pacific St
• Long Island Rail Road (See below)

Customers traveling on the from Queens:
Consider transferring from the to the at 51 St (Lexington Av) and continuing your trip downtown with the following options:
• Continue on the to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, or
• Transfer at 42 St-Grand Central from the 6 to the or and continue to Bowling Green

Long Island Rail Road Customers:
If you normally take the LIRR to Penn Station and transfer to the downtown , consider this alternative:

Take the LIRR to Flatbush Av-Atlantic Av in Brooklyn, and then take the or to the Chambers St station.

Click here to check the status of Elevator & Escalator equipment in the subway system

By phone: Call the Elevator and Escalator Hotline at 718-330-1234 (Recorded message; updated 6 a.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. daily).
For assistance with planning your trip, click here or call us between 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week to speak with a customer representative; phone anytime to use audio Trip Planner.