Bergen Tunnels

Bergen Tunnels
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Overview
Location
Further information
Coordinates40°44′25″N 74°03′45″W / 40.74028°N 74.06250°W / 40.74028; -74.06250 (Bergen Tunnels)
SystemNew Jersey Transit
Operation
Constructed
  • 1877
  • 1910
OwnerNJ Transit
TrafficRailroad
CharacterPassenger
Technical
Design engineerJames Archbald
Samuel Rockwell
Length4,200 feet (1,300 m) approx.
No. of tracks2 per tube
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrifiedOverhead line
Bergen Tunnels is located in New York City
Bergen Tunnels
Bergen Tunnels
Bergen Tunnels is located in Hudson County, New Jersey
Bergen Tunnels
Bergen Tunnels
Bergen Tunnels is located in New Jersey
Bergen Tunnels
Bergen Tunnels

The Bergen Tunnels are a pair of railroad tunnels with open cuts running parallel to each other under Bergen Hill in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W), they are used by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) trains originating or terminating at Hoboken Terminal.[1]

  1. ^ French, Kenneth (2002). Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City. Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7385-0966-2.