Exchange Place station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
Exchange Place is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Hudson Street, between York and Montgomery Streets, in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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| Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
 A view of the platforms, facing north. | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hudson Street and Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.7160°N 74.0342°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform 1 side platform (northbound only) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  PATH at Exchange Place NY Waterway NJT Bus: 1, 64, 68, 80, 81, 82, 86 A&C Bus: 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 15, 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 773,240  4% | ||||||||||||||||||
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The station opened on April 15, 2000. There are two tracks, an island platform and a side platform that only serves northbound trains. The station is adjacent to the PATH station of the same name.
In 2017, the platforms at the station were extended by 25 feet (7.6 m) to their current length of 190 feet (58 m). The work was done to accommodate new "extended" cars that were introduced to ease overcrowding during peak periods of ridership.[2]
Station layout
| Ground/platform level Exit/entrance and buses |
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| Southbound | ← West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Essex Street) ← 8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Essex Street) ← Bayonne Flyer toward 8th Street (rush hours) (Essex Street) | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  | ||
| Northbound | West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Harborside) → 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Harborside) → Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (Harborside) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Gallery
View near Montgomery Street in January 2004
Two trolleys at Exchange Place
The station in March 2015, with the northbound platform under scaffolding.
The station in the evening in October 2018
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.
- "PLATFORM EXPANSION PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDED CARS TO OPERATE ON HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL DURING PEAK PERIODS". NJ Transit. October 29, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
External links
- NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Exchange Place station
- Exchange Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
- York Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View (side platform under scaffolding, 2016)
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View (2018)
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View (evening, 2018)
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