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
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station
The platform of the Tonnelle Avenue HBLR station
LocationTonnelle Avenue at 51st Street
North Bergen, New Jersey 07047
Coordinates40.787327°N 74.03119°W / 40.787327; -74.03119
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus: 83, 127
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 2006[1]
Electrified750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006)142,480  0%
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Bergenline Avenue
toward West Side Avenue
 West Side–Tonnelle Terminus
Bergenline Avenue
toward Hoboken
 Hoboken–Tonnelle

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

References
  1. "NJ Transit Announces Grand Opening Date for New Light Rail Stations" (Press release). February 2, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. "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.
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