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| Martin Luthur King Drive | ||||
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| Length: | 1.52 mi[1] (2.45 km) | |||
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| South end: | McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City | |||
| North end: | Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City | |||
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Martin Luther King Drive is a street named for Martin Luther King, Jr. in Jersey City, New Jersey with the designation Hudson County Route 609 and the name of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail Station on it. It runs between Communipaw Avenue in the Bergen-Lafayette Section and McAdoo Avenue (one block east of Old Bergen Road and Kennedy Boulevard) in Greenvville.[2]
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The avenue was called Jackson Avenue, and until 1947 Public Service Railway's # 7 Jackson streetcar line ran along it. A small block called Jackson still exists that was not included in a realigment.[2] It was later named in honor of the slain civil right leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who had twice spoken in the city.[3] The drive has been the heart of the African American community in Jersey City for decades, and has sometimes been called "The Hill",[4][5][6] though the area is not within the state designated Bergen Hill Historic District. The 100th affiliate of the National Urban League is located on MLK Drive.,[7][8] which is a one of the city's major shopping districts.[9] The Cunningham Branch of the Jersey City Public Library, the city's newest named for former mayor Glenn Dale Cunningham, is located on MLK Drive.[10]
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| Address | Martin Luther King Drive and Virginia Avenue Jersey City, NJ |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 22, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 750VDC | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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The Martin Luther King Drive station of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (West Side Branch) is located nearby the intersection of Virginia Avenue.[2] The station opened on April 22, 2000, with a memorial to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at its entrance.[11] and other related public art thourghout the station.[12]
The original cut of the Newark and New York Railroad Branch of Central Railroad of New Jersey excavated through Bergen Hill in 1869 was raised to a level crossing, though the still-standing train station has not been renovated.[13][14] |
Direct northbound service is available to the Tonnelle Avenue terminus in North Bergen. Northbound service to Hoboken Terminal requires a transfer at stations between Liberty State Park and Pavonia-Newport. Southbound service to Bayonne requires a transfer at Liberty State Park. As of 2009, westbound service terminated at West Side Avenue. 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.[15][16]
New Jersey Transit buses 81 and 87, Red and Tan No. 4, and the Bergen Avenue Bus all stop nearby. The 87 stops on King Drive, the 81 and Bergen Avenue bus on Bergen Avenue (one block west) and the No. 4 on Ocean Avenue (one block east).
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