Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
Essex Street 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.
Essex Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Both platforms, facing east. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Essex Street and Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.7129°N 74.0359°W | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NY Waterway Liberty Water Taxi | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 15, 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 191,360  4% | |||||||||||||||||||
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The station opened on April 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.
Station layout
| Ground/platform level Exit/entrance and buses | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right  | |
| Southbound | ← West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Marin Boulevard) ← 8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Marin Boulevard) ← Bayonne Flyer toward 8th Street (rush hours) (Liberty State Park) |
| Northbound | West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Exchange Place) → 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Exchange Place) → Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (Exchange Place) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Gallery
Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
Looking south on the northbound platform
Looking east along Essex Street at westbound trolley with Liberty View Towers in background on a cloudy morning.
A trolley on the northbound platform
References
- 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.
External links
- 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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