The state-of-the-art World Trade Center Transportation Hub, when completed in 2015, will serve over 200,000 daily commuters and millions of annual visitors from around the world. At approximately 800,000 square feet, the Hub, which features a wing-like "Oculus” design, will connect visitors to 11 different subway lines, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system and Battery Park City Ferry Terminal.
[Photos] World Trade Center Transportation Hub
The main transit hall is 365 feet long, 90 feet longer than the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal.
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Transit Hall.
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WTC Terminal street level.
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WTC Terminal overhead view.
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Over 12,500 tons of specially designed structural steel has been used to construct the WTC Transportation Hub Oculus (pictured), which is equivalent to the mass of 880 average sized school buses.
Tower 3 progress.
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Transportation Hub progress.
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Design of the Hub includes fully integrated, climate-controlled concourses, mezzanines and platforms featuring high performance lighting and elegant finishes.
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At approximately 800,000 square feet, the Hub, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava, will be the third largest transportation center in New York City, rivaling Grand Central Station in size.
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Transit Hall.
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The Hub features an "Oculus” design, which will give the facility a distinctive, wing-like appearance.
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WTC Terminal street level view.
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Construction photo of PATH Hall.
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Tower 3-8th Floor metal deck.
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Platform B at the World Trade Center PATH station opened May 7, 2015.
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