Jersey Avenue station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

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Jersey Avenue
Jersey Avenue HBLR Station west end.jpg
Jersey Avenue station in October 2018
General information
LocationJersey Avenue at Regent Street
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°42′54″N74°02′55″W / 40.7151°N 74.0486°W / 40.7151; -74.0486
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 1, 81
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes [1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedApril 15, 2000 (2000-04-15) [2]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Liberty State Park West Side–Tonnelle Marin Boulevard
Liberty State Park
toward 8th Street
8th Street–Hoboken Marin Boulevard
toward Hoboken
      Bayonne Flyer does not stop here
Location
Jersey Avenue station (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail)

Jersey Avenue station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located south of Grand Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 15, 2000. There are two tracks and an island platform.

Contents

Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to terminals at West Side Avenue in Jersey City or 8th Street in Bayonne. Connection to PATH trains to Midtown Manhattan and to New Jersey Transit commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to Newark, Harrison, and Downtown Manhattan are available at Exchange Place.

The station is in the developing Liberty Harbor neighborhood near the Jersey City Medical Center.

References

  1. "Jersey Avenue Light Rail (HBLR)". NJ Transit . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. Canal, Alberto (April 16, 2000). "Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. pp. A1, A8 . Retrieved March 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg