The station was closed on September 11 , 2001 , after American Airlines Flight 11 hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. . In the minutes afterward , three PATH trains pulled into the station . One had arrived from Newark and two others from Hoboken . The first Hoboken train turned around without stopping , not letting off passengers or opening any doors . The second Hoboken train arrived on track 3 at 8:52 a.m. and was ordered to be evacuated , employees included ; the train never left the World Trade Center complex and was found during the 9/11 recovery process . A train from Newark came into the terminal at 8:55 a.m. and stopped only to pick up passengers . After United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. , dispatchers ordered the closure of the Exchange Place and World Trade Center stations ; the former was closed due to severe water damage . A fourth train was sent to the station at 9:10 a.m. to pick up a dozen PATH employees and a homeless individual , leaving the station empty . The station was subsequently destroyed during the collapse of the World Trade Center
United Airlines Flight 175
United Airlines Flight 175
World Trade Center station (PATH)