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West Side Avenue station

January 01, 1970

West Side Avenue station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) in the West Side neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. Located on the east side of West Side Avenue, the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, with service to Tonnelle Avenue station in North Bergen. The station consists of a single island platform and a pair of tracks that end at the station. The station contains a pedestrian bridge over West Side Avenue to a small parking lot and bus stop on the west side of the street. The station is accessible to people with disabilities, with an elevator in the pedestrian overpass and train-level platforms. West Side Avenue station opened on April 15, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.[2]

West Side Avenue
West Side Avenue station elevator and bridge as seen from park and ride lot
General information
LocationWest Side Avenue & Claremont Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′53″N 74°05′14″W / 40.7146°N 74.0873°W / 40.7146; -74.0873
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform 2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking804 spaces, 18 accessible spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedApril 15, 2000 (April 15, 2000)[2]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus West Side–Tonnelle Martin Luther King Drive
toward Tonnelle Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Kearny
toward Newark
 Newark and New York Branch Jackson Avenue
toward Jersey City

History edit

West Side Avenue station is located on the site of a station with the same name used by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The original station was established in 1869[3] as part of the Newark and New York Railroad at the crossing for Mallory Avenue (Hudson County Route 611). The stop, known as West Bergen was moved in the late 1870s to West Side Avenue. A two-story wooden depot was built at West Side Avenue c. 1888 and an eastbound brick station measuring 15 by 40 feet (4.6 m × 12.2 m) came in 1910.[4] Service at West Side Avenue, which went to Lafayette Street Terminal in Newark became truncated on February 3, 1946 when a steamship collided with the bridge over the Hackensack River, eliminating two spans.[5] The station lost passenger service on May 6, 1948 when service on the branch ended.[6]

The new station opened on April 15, 2000.[2]

After two years of studies, in May 2011, NJT announced its plan for a 0.7-mile (1.1 km) extension of the line. The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station, across Route 440 to the northern end of the proposed Bayfront redevelopment area, where a new station would be constructed. The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds. The project, eligible for federal funding, is estimated to cost at $171.6 million.[7][8][9] In December 2017, NJ Transit approved a $5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project.[10]

In early 2019, it was announced that the West Side Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, and Garfield Avenue stations on the West Side Branch would close for nine months starting in June 2019 for repairs to a sewer line running along the right-of-way. During that time, replacement service was provided by NJ Transit shuttle buses.[11][12] Service to the station was restored on May 23, 2020.[13]

Station layout edit

P
Platform level 		Northbound      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  
Northbound      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive) →
G Street level Entrance/exit, buses, park and ride

The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station while the platform continues with a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it to a large park and ride lot and bus station.[14] It is built along the former Central Railroad of New Jersey's Newark and New York Railroad right of way that continued west across Newark Bay.

Vicinity edit

Bibliography edit

  • Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1-891402-07-2.
  • Urquhart, Frank J. (2017). A History of the city of Newark, New Jersey, Volume 1. Altenmünster, Germany: Jazzybee Verlag Jürgen Beck. ISBN 978-3-8496-4990-6. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ "West Side Avenue Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c 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.  
  3. ^ Urquhart 2017.
  4. ^ Bernhart 2004, p. 104.
  5. ^ "Railroad Ripples". The Passaic Daily News. Passaic, New Jersey. October 4, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "CNJ to Drop Part of Branch". The Plainfield Evening News. Plainfield, New Jersey. May 6, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Whiten, Jon (May 11, 2011). . Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  8. ^ Whiten, Jon (August 23, 2010). . Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  9. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost". The Jersey Journal. December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  11. ^ McDonald, Terrence T. (March 7, 2019). "Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City". nj.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020". Jersey Digs. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Nj Transit".
  14. ^ West Side Station photos
  15. ^ – JB Bd of Ed @ Lightoiler Building[dead link]

External links edit

  • West Side Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

January 01, 1970
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West Side Avenue station is a station on the Hudson Bergen Light Rail HBLR in the West Side neighborhood in Jersey City New Jersey Located on the east side of West Side Avenue the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail with service to Tonnelle Avenue station in North Bergen The station consists of a single island platform and a pair of tracks that end at the station The station contains a pedestrian bridge over West Side Avenue to a small parking lot and bus stop on the west side of the street The station is accessible to people with disabilities with an elevator in the pedestrian overpass and train level platforms West Side Avenue station opened on April 15 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail 2 West Side AvenueWest Side Avenue station elevator and bridge as seen from park and ride lotGeneral informationLocationWest Side Avenue amp Claremont AvenueJersey City New JerseyCoordinates40 42 53 N 74 05 14 W 40 7146 N 74 0873 W 40 7146 74 0873Owned byNew Jersey TransitPlatforms1 island platform 2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus 9 14 80 80SConstructionParking804 spaces 18 accessible spaces 1 Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone1HistoryOpenedApril 15 2000 April 15 2000 2 ServicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following station Terminus West Side Tonnelle Martin Luther King Drivetoward Tonnelle AvenueFormer servicesPreceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station Kearnytoward Newark Newark and New York Branch Jackson Avenuetoward Jersey City Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 Vicinity 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editWest Side Avenue station is located on the site of a station with the same name used by the Central Railroad of New Jersey The original station was established in 1869 3 as part of the Newark and New York Railroad at the crossing for Mallory Avenue Hudson County Route 611 The stop known as West Bergen was moved in the late 1870s to West Side Avenue A two story wooden depot was built at West Side Avenue c 1888 and an eastbound brick station measuring 15 by 40 feet 4 6 m 12 2 m came in 1910 4 Service at West Side Avenue which went to Lafayette Street Terminal in Newark became truncated on February 3 1946 when a steamship collided with the bridge over the Hackensack River eliminating two spans 5 The station lost passenger service on May 6 1948 when service on the branch ended 6 The new station opened on April 15 2000 2 After two years of studies in May 2011 NJT announced its plan for a 0 7 mile 1 1 km extension of the line The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station across Route 440 to the northern end of the proposed Bayfront redevelopment area where a new station would be constructed The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds The project eligible for federal funding is estimated to cost at 171 6 million 7 8 9 In December 2017 NJ Transit approved a 5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project 10 In early 2019 it was announced that the West Side Avenue Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Avenue stations on the West Side Branch would close for nine months starting in June 2019 for repairs to a sewer line running along the right of way During that time replacement service was provided by NJ Transit shuttle buses 11 12 Service to the station was restored on May 23 2020 13 Station layout editPPlatform level Northbound West Side Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue Martin Luther King Drive Island platform doors will open on the left or right nbsp Northbound West Side Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue Martin Luther King Drive G Street level Entrance exit buses park and ride The station is on an embankment above the east side of street and consists of an island platform and two tracks Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station while the platform continues with a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it to a large park and ride lot and bus station 14 It is built along the former Central Railroad of New Jersey s Newark and New York Railroad right of way that continued west across Newark Bay Vicinity editNew Jersey City University Droyer s Point Bayfront Greenville Jersey City St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Henry Snyder High School A Harry Moore School Jersey City Board of Education 15 Bibliography editBernhart Benjamin L 2004 Historic Journeys By Rail Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations Structures amp Marine Equipment Outer Station Project ISBN 1 891402 07 2 Urquhart Frank J 2017 A History of the city of Newark New Jersey Volume 1 Altenmunster Germany Jazzybee Verlag Jurgen Beck ISBN 978 3 8496 4990 6 Retrieved November 3 2019 References edit West Side Avenue Station NJ Transit Retrieved July 5 2023 a b c 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 nbsp Urquhart 2017 Bernhart 2004 p 104 Railroad Ripples The Passaic Daily News Passaic New Jersey October 4 1889 p 3 Retrieved November 3 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp CNJ to Drop Part of Branch The Plainfield Evening News Plainfield New Jersey May 6 1948 p 2 Retrieved November 3 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp Whiten Jon May 11 2011 Light Rail Extension to Jersey City s West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit Jersey City Independent Archived from the original on October 6 2011 Retrieved May 13 2011 Whiten Jon August 23 2010 West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding Jersey City Independent Archived from the original on July 12 2011 Retrieved April 4 2011 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 22 2012 Retrieved April 15 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Expansion of Hudson Bergen light rail expected to get 5 million boost The Jersey Journal December 9 2017 Retrieved January 12 2018 McDonald Terrence T March 7 2019 Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City nj com Retrieved March 8 2019 West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020 Jersey Digs February 8 2019 Retrieved March 8 2019 Nj Transit West Side Station photos JB Bd of Ed Lightoiler Building dead link External links editWest Side Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Side Avenue station amp oldid 1221673029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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