The station opened on February 25, 1908, as part of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad extension between New Jersey and 33rd Street.

[3] The station has long seen heavy traffic not only from passengers going to Jersey City and Hoboken, but also by Manhattan residents traveling from Greenwich Village to Midtown.

[5] The Port Authority would have spent $29.6 million on the project, which also included new entrances at the Ninth Street station.

[8] The station entrance is in its own free-standing building, with a restored marquee displaying the original "Hudson Tunnels" name adorning the entranceway.

[9] Biff Elrod's mural "Ascent-Descent" (showing images of users of the PATH trains, ascending or descending the stairs) was originally painted on site in August 1986 as a temporary installation for the Public Art Fund, and later purchased by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was restored in 1999.