Exchange Place station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

Exchange Place is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Hudson Street, between York and Montgomery Streets, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Exchange Place
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station
A view of the platforms, facing north.
Location	Hudson Street & Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40.7160°N 74.0342°W / 40.7160; -74.0342
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform (northbound only)
Tracks	2
Connections	PATH at Exchange Place NY Waterway NJT Bus: 1, 64, 68, 80, 81, 82, 86 A&C Bus: 4
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 22, 2000
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	773,240  4%
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Essex Street toward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Harborside toward Tonnelle Avenue Essex Street toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Harborside toward Hoboken Bayonne Flyer

The station opened on April 22, 2000. There are two tracks, an island platform and a side platform that only serves northbound trains. The station is adjacent to the PATH station of the same name.

In 2017, the platforms at the station were extended by 25 feet (7.6 m) to their current length of 190 feet (58 m). The work was done to accommodate new "extended" cars that were introduced to ease overcrowding during peak periods of ridership.[1]

Station layout

Ground/platform level Exit/entrance and buses
	Southbound	←      West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Essex Street) ←      8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Essex Street) ←      Bayonne Flyer toward 8th Street (rush hours) (Essex Street)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound	West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Harborside) →      8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Harborside) →      Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (Harborside) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

• 
  View near Montgomery Street (January 2004)
• 
  Two trolleys at Exchange Place
• 
  The station in March 2015, with the northbound platform under scaffolding.
• 
  The station in the evening (October 2018)

References

1. "PLATFORM EXPANSION PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDED CARS TO OPERATE ON HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL DURING PEAK PERIODS". NJ Transit. October 29, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

External links

• Exchange Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
• York Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (side platform under scaffolding, 2016)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (2018)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (evening, 2018)