▁located ▁near ▁Church ▁Street . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁above ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁PATH ▁station , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁replacement ▁after ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁The ▁cast - ir on ▁t ube ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center . ▁ ▁Rail road ▁station ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁two ▁un id irection al ▁single - track ▁tub es , ▁located ▁under ground ▁and ▁connected ▁by ▁a ▁loop ▁to ▁speed ▁train ▁movements . ▁The ▁loop ▁f anned ▁out ▁to ▁include ▁five ▁tracks ▁and ▁three ▁platforms ▁( two ▁center ▁island ▁and ▁one ▁side ▁platform ), ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁( tem por ary ) ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁PATH . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁platforms ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁fit ▁eight - car ▁trains , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁platforms ▁were ▁straight ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁train ▁and ▁platform . ▁However , ▁the ▁cur ved ▁approach ▁tracks ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁were ▁much ▁smaller ▁than ▁those ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁station , ▁which ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fit ▁ten - car ▁trains . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁when ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁station ▁was ▁built , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁tub es ▁sw ung ▁out ward ▁using ▁a ▁large ▁jug handle ▁curve ▁around ▁the ▁original ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁approach ▁tracks ▁before ▁approaching ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁platforms . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁platforms