Exchange Place station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail) explained

Exchange Place
Style:NJ Transit
Address:Hudson Street and Exchange Place
Borough:Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.716°N -74.0342°W
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Platform:1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks:2
Bicycle:Yes[1]
Accessible:Yes
Zone:1
Opened:[2]
Pass Year:2006
Passengers:773,240
Pass Percent:4-->
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:14

Exchange Place station is a light rail station in Jersey City, New Jersey. Located on Hudson Street between York and Montgomery Streets, the station services trains of New Jersey Transit's Hudson–Bergen Light Rail between Bayonne and North Bergen. Exchange Place station is located near the PATH station of the same name. The station consists of two platforms, an island platform for trains in both directions, along with a side platform that services northbound trains only. The next station to the south is Essex Street station, while the next station to the north is Harborside.

The station marked the terminus of the original opening segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail from 34th Street station in Bayonne and West Side Avenue in Jersey City. In 2017, the platforms at the station were extended by 25feet to their current length of 190feet. The work was done to accommodate new "extended" cars that were introduced to ease overcrowding during peak periods of ridership.[3]

Station layout

Southbound
Northbound toward Tonnelle Avenue
toward Hoboken
(rush hours) toward Hoboken

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exchange Place Station . July 5, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. News: Canal . Alberto . Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century . March 14, 2023 . The Jersey Journal . April 16, 2000 . . A1, A8. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: PLATFORM EXPANSION PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDED CARS TO OPERATE ON HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL DURING PEAK PERIODS. NJ Transit. October 29, 2017. January 10, 2018.