Jersey Avenue station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
Jersey Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jersey Avenue station in October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Jersey Avenue at Regent Street Jersey City, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′54″N 74°02′55″W / 40.7151°N 74.0486°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 1, 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 15, 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jersey Avenue station is an active light rail station in the Liberty Harbor neighborhood of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. Located on Regent Street east of the intersection of the namesake Jersey Avenue, the station services trains of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR). Jersey Avenue trains run West Side–Tonnelle and 8th Street–Hoboken routes, while the Bayonne Flyer bypasses the station. Jersey Avenue station has a single island platform to service both tracks. A couple of NJ Transit's buses stop a block north on Grand Street.
Jersey Avenue station opened on April 15, 2000 as part of the first operating segment of the HBLR between 34th Street station in Bayonne and Exchange Place station in Jersey City.[2]
Image gallery
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Looking east in 2008
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West end of the platform
References
- ^ "Jersey Avenue Light Rail (HBLR)". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ a b 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.