West Side Avenue station

West Side Avenue
General information
Location	West Side Avenue and Claremont Avenue Jersey City, NJ
Coordinates	40.7146°N 74.0873°W / 40.7146; -74.0873
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
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 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 22, 2000.

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.

City Sections

• West Side, Jersey City
• Greenville, Jersey City
• Lincoln Park/West Bergen
• Hackensack Riverfront

Vicinity

• New Jersey City University
• St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
• Henry Snyder High School
• A. Harry Moore School*

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  West Side Avenue
  Length	2.45 mi (3.94 km)

  External links

  • Station details
  • New Jersey Transit - Light Rail
  • Hudson-Bergen Light Rail schedule (PDF)