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{{Short description|Light rail station in New Jersey, US}}
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'''West Side Avenue''' is a terminal station on the [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] (HBLR) located near Claremont Avenue on [[West Side, Jersey City|West Side]] of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]]. The station opened on April 22, 2000.


'''West Side Avenue station''' is a station on the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]] (HBLR) in the [[West Side, Jersey City|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, New Jersey|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&nbsp;15, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.<ref name="opening">{{cite news |last1=Canal |first1=Alberto |title=Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120839295/hblr-april-17-2000/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |work=The Jersey Journal |date=April 16, 2000 |location=[[Jersey City, New Jersey]] |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120839270/hblr-part-2-april-17-2000/ A8]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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 a large park and ride lot and bus stations. <ref>[http://www.subwaynut.com/hblr/west_side_avenue/index.php West Side Station photos]</ref>The former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]'s [[Newark and New York Railroad]] [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right of way]] continued west across [[Newark Bay]] and there are proposals to extend the line to a station closeby, possibly at the [[Bayfront, Jersey City|Bayfront]].


== History ==
Direct northbound service from the station is available to [[Downtown Jersey City]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and [[North Hudson]] communities, terminating at [[Tonnelle Avenue (HBLR station)|Tonnelle Avenue]] in [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]. Northbound service to [[Hoboken Terminal]] requires a transfer at stations between [[Liberty State Park (HBLR station)|Liberty State Park]] and [[Pavonia-Newport (HBLR station)|Pavonia-Newport]]. Connection to [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] trains to [[Midtown Manhattan]] and to [[New Jersey Transit]] commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], and [[Downtown Manhattan]] are available at [[Exchange Place (HBLR station)|Exchange Place]]. The Liberty State Park Station is the transfer point for those traveling to [[Greenville, Jersey City|Greenville]] and [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]]) stations.
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{{sfn|Urquhart|2017}} as part of the [[Newark and New York Railroad]] at the crossing for Mallory Avenue ([[List of county routes in Hudson County, New Jersey#611|Hudson County Route&nbsp;611]]). The stop, known as '''West Bergen''' was moved in the late&nbsp;1870s to West Side Avenue. A two-story wooden depot was built at West Side Avenue {{circa|1888}} and an eastbound brick station measuring {{convert|15x40|ft|m}} came in 1910.{{sfn|Bernhart|2004|p=104}} Service at West Side Avenue, which went to [[Newark Broad Street station (Central Railroad of New Jersey)|Broad Street station]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] became truncated on February&nbsp;3, 1946 when a steamship collided with the bridge over the [[Hackensack River]], eliminating two spans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Railroad Ripples |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38286690/railroad_ripples_october_4_1889/ |access-date=November 3, 2019 |work=The Passaic Daily News |date=October 4, 1889 |location=[[Passaic, New Jersey]] |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The station lost passenger service on May&nbsp;6, 1948 when service on the branch ended.<ref>{{cite news |title=CNJ to Drop Part of Branch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38301008/west_side_avenue_branch_may_4_1948/ |access-date=November 3, 2019 |work=[[The Courier-News|The Plainfield Evening News]] |date=May 6, 1948 |location=[[Plainfield, New Jersey]] |page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>


The new station opened on April 15, 2000.<ref name="opening" />
==Vicinity==

After two years of studies, in May 2011, NJT announced its plan for a {{convert|0.7|mi|km|adj=on}} extension of the line. The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station, across [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]] to the northern end of the proposed [[Bayfront, Jersey City|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.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = Light Rail Extension to Jersey City's West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = May 11, 2011 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2011/05/11/light-rail-extension-to-jersey-citys-west-side-gets-push-forward-from-nj-transit/ | access-date = May 13, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111006142157/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2011/05/11/light-rail-extension-to-jersey-citys-west-side-gets-push-forward-from-nj-transit/ | archive-date = October 6, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = August 23, 2010 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/08/23/west-side-light-rail-extension-project-picks-up-some-federal-funding/ | access-date = April 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110712125400/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/08/23/west-side-light-rail-extension-project-picks-up-some-federal-funding/ | archive-date = July 12, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322185259/http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2017, NJ Transit approved a $5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/12/post_940.html|title=Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|last=Zeitlinger|first=Ron|date=December 9, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | last=McDonald | first=Terrence T. | title=Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City | website=nj.com | date=March 7, 2019 | url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/03/light-rail-riders-sound-off-on-planned-route-suspension-in-jersey-city.html | access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020 | website=Jersey Digs | date=February 8, 2019 | url=https://jerseydigs.com/buses-replace-west-side-hudson-bergen-light-rail-service-for-nine-months-jersey-city/ | access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> Service to the station was restored on May 23, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-restore-light-rail-service-west-side-avenue-station-jersey-city|title = Nj Transit}}</ref>

== Station layout ==
The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an [[island platform]] and two tracks. [[Bumper block]]s 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.<ref>[http://subwaynut.com/hblr/west_side_ave/index.php West Side Station photos]</ref> It is built along the former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]'s [[Newark and New York Branch]] [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right of way]] that continued west across [[Newark Bay]].

== Vicinity ==
*[[New Jersey City University]]
*[[New Jersey City University]]
*[[Droyer's Point]]
*[[Droyer's Point]]
Line 47: Line 50:
*[[St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)|St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church]]
*[[St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)|St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church]]
*[[Henry Snyder High School]]
*[[Henry Snyder High School]]
*[[A. Harry Moore|A. Harry Moore School]]*
*[[A. Harry Moore]] School*
*[[Jersey City Board of Education]]<ref>http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/L.../Lightolier.htm - JB Bd of Ed @ Lightoiler Building</ref>
*[[Jersey City Board of Education]]<ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/L.../Lightolier.htm – JB Bd of Ed @ Lightoiler Building]{{dead link|date=October 2010}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.mylightrail.com/index.php?option=com_hblr&task=station&Itemid=102&id=23 Station details]
*[http://www.njtransit.com/sf_lr.shtml New Jersey Transit - Light Rail]
*[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0100.pdf Hudson-Bergen Light Rail schedule (PDF)]


== External links ==
{{NJT links}}
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.714566,-74.088213&spn=0.003838,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.714693,-74.088045&panoid=-kC6pN763WzcIrsr-2ASqQ&cbp=12,123.91,,0,-0.07 West Side Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]

{{NJT Light Rail stations navbox}}


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Latest revision as of 04:00, 24 December 2024

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
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 9, 14, 80, 80S
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 Broad Street
 Newark and New York Branch Jackson Avenue
toward Jersey City
Location
Map

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]

History

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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 Broad Street station 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

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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 Branch right of way that continued west across Newark Bay.

Vicinity

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Bibliography

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  • 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

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  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. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Zeitlinger, Ron (December 9, 2017). "Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost". The Jersey Journal. 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]
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