Ellis Island station

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Directions to Ellis Island station (Manhattan) with public transit

The following transit lines have routes that pass near Ellis Island

  • BusBus: 1, 16, 86.
  • TrainTrain: YEL.
  • Light RailLight Rail: HLR.
  • FerryFerry: LIBERTY HARBOR - PIER 11 / WALL ST, PAULUS HOOK - BROOKFIELD PLACE, PAULUS HOOK - PIER 11 / WALL ST, PAULUS HOOK - MIDTOWN / W 39TH ST.

How to get to Ellis Island station by bus?

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Light Rail stations near Ellis Island station in Manhattan

  • Liberty State Park Station, 31 min walk,

Ferry stations near Ellis Island station in Manhattan

  • Liberty Harbor, 40 min walk,
  • Paulus Hook, 56 min walk,
Questions & Answers

  • What are the closest stations to Ellis Island?

    The closest stations to Ellis Island are:

    • Liberty State Park Station is 2533 yards away, 31 min walk.
    • Liberty Harbor is 3432 yards away, 40 min walk.
    • Paulus Hook is 4787 yards away, 56 min walk.

  • Which bus lines stop near Ellis Island?

    These bus lines stop near Ellis Island: 1, 16, 86.

  • Which train line stops near Ellis Island?

    YEL (Journal Square - 33rd Street)

  • Which light rail line stops near Ellis Island?

    HLR (8th Street)

  • What time is the first light rail to Ellis Island in Manhattan?

    The HLR is the first light rail that goes to Ellis Island in Manhattan. It stops nearby at 4:37 AM.

  • What time is the last light rail to Ellis Island in Manhattan?

    The HLR is the last light rail that goes to Ellis Island in Manhattan. It stops nearby at 2:22 AM.

  • What time is the first ferry to Ellis Island in Manhattan?

    The LIBERTY HARBOR - PIER 11 / WALL ST is the first ferry that goes to Ellis Island in Manhattan. It stops nearby at 6:00 AM.

  • What time is the last ferry to Ellis Island in Manhattan?

    The PAULUS HOOK - BROOKFIELD PLACE is the last ferry that goes to Ellis Island in Manhattan. It stops nearby at 10:59 PM.

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Public Transit to Ellis Island in Manhattan

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Bus: 1, 16, 86.Train: YEL.Light Rail: HLR.Ferry: LIBERTY HARBOR - PIER 11 / WALL ST, PAULUS HOOK - BROOKFIELD PLACE, PAULUS HOOK - PIER 11 / WALL ST, PAULUS HOOK - MIDTOWN / W 39TH ST.

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Location: Manhattan, New York - New Jersey

Ellis Island, Manhattan
Ellis Island, ManhattanEllis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, about 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there; according to one estimate, two-fifths of Americans may be descended from these immigrants. It has been part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument since 1965 and is accessible to the public only by ferry. The north side of the island is a national museum of immigration, while the south side of the island, including the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is open to the public through guided tours. The name derives from Samuel Ellis, a Welshman who bought the island in 1774. In the 19th century, Ellis Island was the site of Fort Gibson and later became a naval magazine. The first inspection station opened in 1892 and was destroyed by fire in 1897. The second station opened in 1900 and housed facilities for medical quarantines and processing immigrants. After 1924, Ellis Island was used primarily as a detention center for migrants. During both World War I and World War II, its facilities were also used by the U.S. military to detain prisoners of war. After the immigration station's closure, the buildings languished for several years until they were partially reopened in 1976. The main building and adjacent structures were completely renovated into a museum in 1990. The 27.5-acre (11.1 ha) island was expanded by land reclamation between the late 1890s and the 1930s and, at one point, consisted of three islands numbered 1, 2, and 3. Jurisdictional disputes between the states of New Jersey and New York persisted until the 1998 U.S. Supreme Court ruling New Jersey v. New York. The Supreme Court ruled that, while most of the island is in New Jersey, the natural portion of the island (on the northern end) is an exclave of New York. The northern half of Ellis Island comprises the former Island 1 and includes the main building, several ancillary structures, and the Wall of Honor. The hospital structures on the island's southern half occupy the former sites of islands 2 and 3, and there is a ferry building between Ellis Island's northern and southern halves. Historically, immigrants were subjected to medical and primary inspections, and they could be detained or deported. The island is commemorated through the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and it has received several federal, state, and municipal landmark designations.
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