Liberty State Park station

Liberty State Park
Liberty State Park station platforms
General information
LocationCommunipaw Avenue & Johnston Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′33″N 74°03′28″W / 40.7092°N 74.0579°W / 40.7092; -74.0579
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking1,248 spaces, 22 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
Garfield Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Jersey Avenue
Richard Street
toward 8th Street
8th Street–Hoboken Jersey Avenue
toward Hoboken
45th Street
toward 8th Street
Bayonne Flyer Essex Street
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Liberty State Park station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located between Communipaw and Johnston Avenues in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened on April 15, 2000.[3] There are two tracks and two side platforms.

Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to terminals at West Side Avenue in Jersey City or 8th Street in Bayonne. 1248 park and ride spaces are also available one block from the station at the Liberty Science Center. A HBLR yard is located west of the line, south of this station. South of here, the line is in a railroad easement, and speeds are higher than in the parts where it is a streetcar line. New Jersey Transit has been considering a spur from the station to the old Central Railroad of New Jersey Communipaw Terminal within Liberty State Park since at least 2010.[4]

  1. ^ "Liberty State Park Light Rail Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ 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. ^ Most, Doug (April 16, 2000). "At Last, A Trolley Runs Through It". The Record. Bergen County. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Kaulessar, Ricardo (September 6, 2009). "Trolley through Liberty State Park?". The Hudson Reporter. Bayonne. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.