Pavonia Terminal

Jersey City
Location	Harsimus Cove, Jersey City, New Jersey
Owned by	Erie Railroad
Line(s)	Erie Railroad Main Line New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Bergen County Railroad New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad New Jersey and New York Railroad Weehawken Branch Newark Branch Northern Branch
Construction
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	4971
History
Opened	1887
Closed	1958
Electrified	Not electrified
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Terminus Main Line Rutherford toward Dearborn Station Bergen County Railroad Rutherford toward Ridgewood New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad Arlington toward Sterling Forest New Jersey and New York Railroad Carlstadt toward Haverstraw New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Susquehanna Transfer toward Stroudsburg Northern Branch Susquehanna Transfer toward Nyack Weehawken Branch Weehawken Terminus Newark Branch Harrison toward Paterson
Location
Jersey City Location on a map showing the railroads in the Port of New York area ca 1900

Pavonia Terminal was the Erie Railroad terminal on the Hudson River situated on the landfilled Harsimus Cove in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened in 1887 and closed in 1958 when the Erie railroad moved its passenger services to nearby Hoboken Terminal. The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway also ran commuter trains from the terminal and various street cars, ferries and the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad subway line serviced the station.

Pavonia was one of five passenger railroad terminals that lined the western shore of the Hudson Waterfront from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, along with those at Weehawken, Hoboken, Exchange Place, and Communipaw.

The Erie began developing the waterfront site in 1856. The intermodal complex was open December 4, 1887 Across the river-facing facade was New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, the name of the entity that built it, though it was also called Jersey City Terminal Station or Erie Railroad Station The colloquial name is taken from the 17th century European settlement of Pavonia, New Netherland which began in the area and the ferry that served it. It has been described as "a brightly colored Victorian eclectic three story terminal located at the foot of Pavonia Avenue to serve a twelve track" station. It was designed by George E. Archer. The end of track was at about 40.7266 N 74.0304 W. Besides the railroad, the complex was served by ferries, streetcars and the rapid transit Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (now PATH). The terminal was also used by New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway trains. Long distance and suburban passenger trains reached the terminal by travelling through Bergen Hill via the Long Dock Tunnel and later under the Bergen Arches.