Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
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Light Rail Station in Jersey City, New Jersey
This article is about the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station in Jersey City, New Jersey. For the Pascack Valley Line commuter railroad station in Hackensack, New Jersey, see Essex Street station (NJ Transit).
Essex Street | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Essex Street and Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′46′′N 74°02′09′′W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W / 40.7129; -74.0359 | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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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 (2000年04月15日)[2] | |||||||||||||
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Essex Street station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located between Hudson and Greene Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and two side platforms.
The station opened on April 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.[citation needed ]
Gallery
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Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
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Looking south on the northbound platform
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Looking east along Essex Street at westbound trolley with Liberty View Towers in background on a cloudy morning.
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A trolley on the northbound platform
References
[edit ]- ^ "Essex Street (HBLR)". NJ Transit . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ 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 icon
External links
[edit ]- NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Essex Street station
- East entrance (Hudson Street) from Google Maps Street View
- West entrance (Greene Street) from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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