All-day PATH service could return in as soon as a week, providing a semblance of normalcy for commuters whose lives — and train schedules — have been upended by Hurricane Sandy.

The Port Authority updated the timetable in a news release today announcing that PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) trains will run this weekend from Newark to the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan while service is suspended due to flood-related repairs between Hoboken and 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

The Newark to WTC line, which includes stops in between at Harrison, Journal Square, Grove Street and Exchange Place, is scheduled to operate 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Port Authority said the change in weekend service “will help restore 24-hour service in seven to ten days. Workers can make repairs to the PATH system significantly faster when power to third rails is turned off, with no trains running in active construction zones.”

The hurricane caused unprecedented damage, as salt water shorted out electrical systems and corroded equipment in Hoboken and workers pumped tens of million of gallons from PATH tunnels.

To provide alternatives for commuters during the service interruption, Academy Bus will operate free shuttle buses at the Hoboken and Newport PATH stations, taking passengers to Grove Street, where they can connect to the Newark to WTC line.

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