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The Newark Light Rail (NLR) is a light rail system serving Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by its bus operations division. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway ( NCS ), and the extension to Broad Street station .
Jersey Avenue station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located south of Grand Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 15, 2000. There are two tracks and an island platform. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.
Central Railroad of New Jersey: October 29, 2006 [115] Glen Gardner Raritan Valley Line: Glen Gardner: Central Railroad of New Jersey: July 2, 1852 [116] January 1, 1984 [117] Closed as part of the truncation of service back to High Bridge on January 1, 1984. [117] Grant Avenue Raritan Valley Line: Plainfield: Central Railroad of New Jersey
Marin Boulevard station is a station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located south of Grand Street in the Liberty Harbor neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.
Essex Street station 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 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. [citation ...
Light rail in New Jersey is provided by NJ Transit, a state-owned corporation which also provides bus and commuter rail services. In 2023, the light rail system had a ridership of 20,827,300. [ 1 ] Light rail, among other forms of transit, is a major part of the state's Smart Growth policy.
The entire line was 100 percent funded by the State of New Jersey from its Transportation Trust Fund. No federal capital was expended for this diesel light rail project. Former NJ Transit executive director George Warrington has described the River Line as "the poster child for how not to plan and make decisions about a transit investment." [11]
The station marked the terminus of the original opening segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail from 34th Street station in Bayonne and West Side Avenue in Jersey City. In 2017, the platforms at the station were extended by 25 feet (7.6 m) to their current length of 190 feet (58 m).