Danforth Avenue station
Danforth Avenue | |||||||||||
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 A Hoboken Terminal-bound tram at Danforth Avenue. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Garfield and Danforth Avenues Jersey City, NJ | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′33″N 74°05′14″W / 40.6924°N 74.0873°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lua error: expandTemplate: template "HBLR color" does not exist. | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 6, 10, 80, 81, 87 A&C Bus: 4, M&WS | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 22, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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The Danforth Avenue station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is located one block east of Garfield Avenue,[1][2] near the location of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Greenville station in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and an island platform. It is the southernmost HBLR station within Jersey City.
Service
Direct southbound service travels through Bayonne where it terminates at 8th Street.
Direct northbound service travels to Hoboken Terminal, where connection to PATH to midtown Manhattan and to commuter trains are available. The line travels via Liberty State Park, where transfer to the West Side Branch is available, and Downtown Jersey City. Connections to PATH to Newark and downtown Manhattan at and the Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal are available at Exchange Place.
Continuing northbound service to Hoboken and North Hudson, (at the Weehawken waterfront, Bergenline and the Tonnelle Avenue terminus) requires a transfer at stations between Liberty State Park and Pavonia-Newport.[3]
History
The station opened on April 22, 2000. It is located along the former Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way which terminated at Communipaw Terminal. During excavations for its construction workers came across what appear to be the petrified remains of luggage. The items were later incorporated in the design of a public art exhibition entitled Immigrant Remnants.[4]
Bus transit
| Route | cross street | destination | via |
|---|---|---|---|
NJT
|
Ocean Avenue northbound |
Newport Mall | Pacific Street Communipaw Junction Grove Street Station |
10
|
Kennedy Boulevard southbound |
Bayonne JFK Blvd and 3rd Street |
Kennedy Boulevard |
10 NJT[6] |
Kennedy Boulevard northbound |
Journal Square or |
Kennedy Boulevard Journal Square |
80 NJT[7] |
Old Bergen Road northbound |
Exchange Place | West Side Avenue JSQ India Square Five Corners Newark Avenue |
81 NJT[8] |
Ocean Avenue northbound |
Exchange Place | Communipaw Junction Jersey City Medical Center Grove Street Station |
81 NJT[8] |
Old Bergen Road southbound |
Bayonne | Curries Woods Avenue C |
87 NJT[9] |
Old Bergen Road northbound |
Hudson Place Hoboken Terminal |
MLK Drive Journal Square Central Avenue 9th Street-Congress Street HBLR Paterson Plank Road |
A&C |
West Side Avenue northbound |
Exchange Place |
West Side Avenue McGinley Square Grove Street Station |
A&C |
West Side Avenue northbound |
Newport Centre Mall | West Side Avenue McGinley Square Grove Street Station |
References
- ^ Hudson County New Jersey Street Map. Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 2008. ISBN 0-88097-763-9.
- ^ Danforth Avenue Station
- ^ HBLR Lines and Transfers Map
- ^ Danforth Avenue station photos
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b [2]
- ^ NJT 80 schedule
- ^ a b NJT 81 schedule
- ^ NJT bus 87 schedule