Liberty State Park station
Liberty State Park is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located between Communipaw and Johnston Avenues in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 15, 2000.[2] There are two tracks and two side platforms.
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| Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
The platforms at Liberty State Park | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Communipaw Avenue & Johnston Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′33″N 74°03′28″W / 40.7092°N 74.0579°WCoordinates: 40°42′33″N 74°03′28″W / 40.7092°N 74.0579°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 15, 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to terminals at West Side Avenue in Jersey City or 8th Street in Bayonne. 1248 park and ride spaces are also available one block from the station at the Liberty Science Center. A HBLR yard is located west of the line, south of this station. South of here, the line is in a railroad easement, and speeds are higher than in the parts where it is a streetcar line. New Jersey Transit has been considering a spur from the station to the old Central Railroad of New Jersey Communipaw Terminal within Liberty State Park since at least 2010.[3]
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 (Garfield Avenue) ← 8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Richard Street) ← Bayonne Flyer toward 8th Street (rush hours) (45th Street) |
| Northbound | West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Jersey Avenue) → 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Jersey Avenue) → Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (Essex Street) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Nearby attractions
Gallery
Hoboken-bound train approaching the station in September 2009
The station from the pedestrian walkway
The view from the northern pedestrian crossing
Artwork
Railroad logos etched into glass blocks
More railroad logos etched into glass blocks
Steam locomotive painted on the concrete of the platform
References
- ^ Canal, Alberto (April 16, 2000). "Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Most, Doug (April 16, 2000). "At Last, A Trolley Runs Through It". The Record. Bergen County. from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Kaulessar, Ricardo (September 6, 2009). "Trolley through Liberty State Park?". The Hudson Reporter. Bayonne. from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View