Essex Street (HBLR station)
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 (NJT station).
Essex Street | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
Essex Street Jersey City, NJ | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°WCoordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Liberty Water Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 22, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) |
191,360  4% | |||||||||||||||
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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.
The station opened on April 22, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to West Side Avenue in Jersey City and 8th Street in Bayonne. 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.
External links
- NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Essex Street
- Hudson–Bergen Light Rail schedule
- east entrance (Hudson Street) from Google Maps Street View
- west entrance (Greene Street) from Google Maps Street View
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Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
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Looking south
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