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West Side Avenue
Route information
Length	2.45 mi (3.94 km)

West Side Avenue
West Side Avenue
General information
Location	West Side Avenue and Claremont Avenue; Jersey City, NJ
Coordinates	40°42′53″N 74°05′14″W / 40.7146°N 74.0873°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist.
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 80; Montgomery & Westside IBOA: 440 Shopper; (all buses on Mallory Avenue, one block west)
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 22, 2000
Electrified	750VDC
Passengers
2006	229,580 1%
Services

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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 of Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 22, 2000.

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. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way formerly continued west across Newark Bay and there are proposals to extend the line to a station closeby, possibly the Hackensack Riverfront.

Direct northbound service from the station is available to Downtown Jersey City, Hoboken and North Hudson communities, terminating at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Northbound service to Hoboken Terminal requires a transfer at stations between Liberty State Park and Pavonia-Newport. Connection to PATH trains to Midtown Manhattan and to New Jersey Transit commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to Newark, Harrison, and Downtown Manhattan are available at Exchange Place. The Liberty State Park Station is the transfer point for those traveling to Greenville and Bayonne) stations.

Vicinity

Hackensack Riverfront
Greenville, Jersey City
New Jersey City University
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Henry Snyder High School

A. Harry Moore School*

^ "Hudson County 605 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

External links

[SLD-1] "Hudson County 605 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

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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''' 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]].

	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, a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it a large park and ride lot and bus stations. The former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] right of way formerly continued west across [[Newark Bay]] and there are proposals to extend the line to a station closeby, possibly the [[Hackensack Riverfront]].		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. The former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] right of way formerly continued west across [[Newark Bay]] and there are proposals to extend the line to a station closeby, possibly the [[Hackensack Riverfront]].