Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

Essex Street
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station
Both platforms, facing east.
Location	Essex Street & Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W / 40.7129; -74.0359Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W / 40.7129; -74.0359
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NY Waterway Liberty Water Taxi
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 22, 2000
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Passengers
2006	191,360  4%
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Marin Boulevard toward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Exchange Place toward Tonnelle Avenue Marin Boulevard toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Exchange Place toward Hoboken Liberty State Park toward 8th Street Bayonne Flyer

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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