Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
Appearance
Essex Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Both platforms, facing east. | ||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Essex Street & Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 22, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 191,360 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
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Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
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Looking south on the northbound platform
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Looking east along Essex St at westbound trolley with Liberty View Towers in background on a cloudy morning.
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A trolley on the northbound platform
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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