wers . ▁The ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁train ▁terminal ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 . The ▁Dow nt own ▁T ub es ▁had ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁station . ▁Upon ▁opening , ▁the ▁tub es ▁were ▁instantly ▁popular ▁with ▁New ▁Jersey ▁residents ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁passenger ▁volume ▁at ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁had ▁reached ▁ 3 0 , 5 3 5 , 5 0 0 ▁ann ually . ▁Pass enger ▁volumes ▁nearly ▁double d ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁with ▁ 5 9 , 2 2 1 , 3 5 4 ▁passengers ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁H & M ▁rid ership ▁decl ined ▁substantial ly ▁from ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 1 3   mill ion ▁rid ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 2 6   mill ion ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁after ▁new ▁autom obile ▁t unn els ▁and ▁brid ges ▁opened ▁across ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁rail road , ▁but ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁long ▁viewed ▁it ▁as ▁something ▁un prof itable ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁doing ▁so . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁proposed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁" world ▁trade ▁center " ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh