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[[File:HBLR 8th Street Viaduct.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A single track viaduct was constructed to connect the station to the ROW.]] |
[[File:HBLR 8th Street Viaduct.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A single track viaduct was constructed to connect the station to the ROW.]] |
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[[File:Bayonne Bridge from HBLR 8th St.agr.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Bayonne Bridge]] viewed from the 8th Street platform.]] |
[[File:Bayonne Bridge from HBLR 8th St.agr.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Bayonne Bridge]] viewed from the 8th Street platform.]] |
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The station is located in the [[Bergen Point|Bergen Point neighborhood]] of Bayonne. It was once served by a stop on the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]'s main line, as trains made their way from the main [[Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal|CNJ terminal]] in [[Jersey City]] to points in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This ended in 1967 when CNJ passenger service was diverted to [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] as part of the [[Aldene Plan]]. Shuttle service from 8th Street ran south across the [[CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge]] and continued until August 6, 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|last |
The station is located in the [[Bergen Point|Bergen Point neighborhood]] of Bayonne. It was once served by a stop on the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]'s main line, as trains made their way from the main [[Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal|CNJ terminal]] in [[Jersey City]] to points in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This ended in 1967 when CNJ passenger service was diverted to [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] as part of the [[Aldene Plan]]. Shuttle service from 8th Street ran south across the [[CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge]] and continued until August 6, 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorpe |title=CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle |publisher=www.thorpefamily.us |url=http://www.thorpefamily.us/bayonne.html |accessdate=2011-05-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007055759/http://www.thorpefamily.us/bayonne.html |archivedate=2011-10-07 }}</ref> The [[headhouse]] is reminiscent of the earlier station.<ref name=PressRelease>{{Cite press release|author1=Bassett, Penny |author2=Stessel, Dan | title = Construction Begins on New Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 8th Street Station in Bayonne| publisher = New Jersey Transit| date = October 15, 2008|url = http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2452| accessdate = 2016-07-17}}</ref> [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad|Baltimore and Ohio]] passenger trains passed through until its passenger operations northeast of Baltimore ceased operation in 1958.<ref>Stephen J. Salamon, David P. Oroszi, and David P. Ori, Baltimore and Ohio — Reflections of the Capitol Dome. Silver Spring, Maryland: Old Line Graphics, 1993 ({{ISBN|1-879314-08-8}}).</ref> |
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On April 18, 2008, NJ Transit awarded a $58.4 million contracts to George Harms Company to begin the process of extending the line to 8th Street from 34th Street.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1146734419222510.xml&coll=3 "Funds to stretch light rail to 8th St. in Bayonne"], ''[[Jersey Journal]]'', May 4, 2006. {{webarchive |
On April 18, 2008, NJ Transit awarded a $58.4 million contracts to George Harms Company to begin the process of extending the line to 8th Street from 34th Street.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1146734419222510.xml&coll=3 "Funds to stretch light rail to 8th St. in Bayonne"], ''[[Jersey Journal]]'', May 4, 2006. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815080513/http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-1%2F1146734419222510.xml&coll=3 |date=August 15, 2010 }}</ref> This contract paid for foundations, viaducts, tracks and a new station building.<ref>NJ Transit Press Release April 17, 2008</ref> The extension follows the [[Conrail]] right of way along Avenue E; a viaduct was constructed to take the trains above local streets to a station served by an elevator and stairs.<ref name=PressRelease/> Ground was broken for the station on October 15, 2008.<ref>{{Citation| title = Bayonne Ground-Breaking Ceremony Held for 8th Street Light Rail Extension|date = October 17, 2008| url = http://riverviewobserver.net/2008/10/bayonne-ground-breaking-ceremony-held-for-8th-street-light-rail-extension/| accessdate = 2011-05-15}}</ref> Originally scheduled to open in late 2010, the new station opened January 31, 2011.<ref name="timetable"/> |
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| Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 40 West 8th Street Bayonne, NJ | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′14″N 74°07′37″W / 40.654°N 74.127°W | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lua error: expandTemplate: template "HBLR color" does not exist. Lua error: expandTemplate: template "HBLR color" does not exist. | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 81, 120 Broadway Bus (on Broadway) | |||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 31, 2011[1] | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | |||||||||||||
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8th Street is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Avenue C and West 8th Street in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is the southern terminus for the route traveling northbound towards Hoboken Terminal, where it terminates.
History
The station is located in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne. It was once served by a stop on the Central Railroad of New Jersey's main line, as trains made their way from the main CNJ terminal in Jersey City to points in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This ended in 1967 when CNJ passenger service was diverted to Newark Penn Station as part of the Aldene Plan. Shuttle service from 8th Street ran south across the CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge and continued until August 6, 1978.[2] The headhouse is reminiscent of the earlier station.[3] Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains passed through until its passenger operations northeast of Baltimore ceased operation in 1958.[4]
On April 18, 2008, NJ Transit awarded a $58.4 million contracts to George Harms Company to begin the process of extending the line to 8th Street from 34th Street.[5] This contract paid for foundations, viaducts, tracks and a new station building.[6] The extension follows the Conrail right of way along Avenue E; a viaduct was constructed to take the trains above local streets to a station served by an elevator and stairs.[3] Ground was broken for the station on October 15, 2008.[7] Originally scheduled to open in late 2010, the new station opened January 31, 2011.[1]
Extension
Any further extensions to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to the south would likely continue to Staten Island over the Bayonne Bridge. The raising of the bridge does not exclude a future light rail.[8]
Nearby attractions
- The nearby Bayonne Community Museum at 9th street and Broadway is currently under construction.[9]
- Bergen Point and Kill Van Kull Park
Station layout
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance, park and ride, buses |
| P Platform level | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the right 
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| Northbound | 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (22nd Street) → Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (22nd Street) → | |
| Northbound | 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (22nd Street) → Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (22nd Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right
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References
- ^ a b "Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. January 31, 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Thorpe. "CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle". www.thorpefamily.us. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Bassett, Penny; Stessel, Dan (October 15, 2008). "Construction Begins on New Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 8th Street Station in Bayonne" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ Stephen J. Salamon, David P. Oroszi, and David P. Ori, Baltimore and Ohio — Reflections of the Capitol Dome. Silver Spring, Maryland: Old Line Graphics, 1993 (ISBN 1-879314-08-8).
- ^ "Funds to stretch light rail to 8th St. in Bayonne", Jersey Journal, May 4, 2006. Archived August 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NJ Transit Press Release April 17, 2008
- ^ Bayonne Ground-Breaking Ceremony Held for 8th Street Light Rail Extension, October 17, 2008, retrieved 2011-05-15
- ^ Hack, Charles (January 13, 2011). "Extending Light Rail across Bayonne Bridge to Staten Island is on minds of officials on both sides of Kill Van Kull". The Jersey Journal. Hoboken. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Bayonne museum eyes opening". NJ.com. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
External links
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