Tonnelle Avenue station
Tonnelle Avenue is a ground-level station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at 51st Street in North Bergen, New Jersey. The station opened for service on February 25, 2006.
Tonnelle Avenue | |||||||||||||||
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Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | |||||||||||||||
The platform of the Tonnelle Avenue HBLR station | |||||||||||||||
Location | Tonnelle Avenue at 51st Street North Bergen, New Jersey 07047 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.787327°N 74.03119°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | February 25, 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||
Passengers (2006) | 142,480 | ||||||||||||||
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Service from the station travels to West Side Avenue in Jersey City at all times. On weekdays, service is also available to Hoboken Terminal. In conjunction with the station, New Jersey Transit operates a 730-space park-and-ride lot on Tonnelle Avenue (U.S. Route 1 & 9), between 49th and 51st Streets.
Currently, the station is the northern terminus for the light rail system, with two tracks and an island platform. The proposed Northern Branch Corridor Project would extend the line from Tonnelle Avenue north into Englewood, in eastern Bergen County.
Daily and monthly parking is available. Monthly parking passes for the following month are sold on the 19th of each month.[2]
Platform layout
M | Mezzanine | Exit/entrance, park and ride, buses |
P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Hoboken–Tonnelle toward Hoboken (Bergenline Avenue) ← West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Bergenline Avenue) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Southbound | ← Hoboken–Tonnelle toward Hoboken (Bergenline Avenue) ← West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Bergenline Avenue) |
Vicinity
- North Bergen Municipal Building
- New Durham, North Bergen
- Flower Hill Cemetery
- Grove Church Cemetery
- Hoboken Cemetery
- Macphelah Cemetery
- Weehawken Cemetery
References
- "NJ Transit Announces Grand Opening Date for New Light Rail Stations" (Press release). February 2, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN START TIME FOR SALE OF MONTHLY PASSES AND PARKING". New Jersey Transit. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
External links
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