HOBOKEN -- The concourse at Hoboken Terminal damaged in last year's fatal train crash has reopened, NJ Transit officials announced Sunday.

NJ Transit officials announced Sunday that a concourse at Hoboken Terminal has been reopened after being closed following a September train crash. (NJ Transit)

In a statement, NJ Transit said the open concourse, which has been blocked for repairs by a green wall since the crash, will allow for additional passengers to move through the terminal without forcing passengers on tracks 7 and above to use a waiting room to access PATH.

Track 6, one of two tracks closed for repairs following the crash, will also reopen for service, officials said.

The concourse was damaged Sept. 29 when an NJ Transit train pulling into the station slammed into a barrier at the end of Track 5, killing Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, 34, and injuring 114 others.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation later found the train had been traveling at more than twice the speed limit for trains in that area at the time of the crash.

Current plans call for all repairs to the damaged section of the station to be completed mid 2019, officials have said.

Green barriers will still surround supports for the temporary roof structure over the concourse, according to NJ Transit.

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