HBLR train on Hudson Street, near Exchange Place station in Jersey City

HBLR train at 2nd Street station in Hoboken

Harborside Financial Center station, Jersey City

Map of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system (click to enlarge)

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is a light rail system, owned by New Jersey Transit, that connects the communities of Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Weehawken, New Jersey. While it presently only serves Hudson County, there are plans to extend the light rail line into neighboring Bergen County in the coming years. The eventual (planned) length of the line will be 20.6 miles (33.2 km). Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 354 KB)HBLR vehicle heading towards Bayonne; on Hudson Street near Exchange Place. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 354 KB)HBLR vehicle heading towards Bayonne; on Hudson Street near Exchange Place. ... Jersey Citys skyline from Hoboken, New Jersey. ...  ©  This image is copyrighted. ...  ©  This image is copyrighted. ... Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... Jersey Citys skyline from Hoboken, New Jersey. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ Hudson-Bergen Light Rail vehicle at 2nd Street station New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Bayonne is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... Jersey Citys skyline from Hoboken, New Jersey. ... Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... Weehawken Township is a township located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Hudson County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area  - Total  - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ...

With an eventual overall cost of approximately $2.2 billion, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is the largest public works project ever in New Jersey. The project is being funded by a mixture of state and federal funds.

Overview

A light rail system for this densely populated area had been on the drawing board for over 15 years. The design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the system was part of a public-private initiative.

It opened to the public in April 2000, with the initial operating segment connecting Bayonne (34th Street) and Jersey City (Exchange Place). Later that year, the service was extended northward to Pavonia/Newport. In 2002, service was extended out to Hoboken Terminal, which completed the first Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) of the project. MOS-2 of the project involves extending service south to 22nd Street in Bayonne (which was completed in 2003), west and north of Hoboken Terminal into Weehawken (which was completed in 2004), and to Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen (which is expected to be complete in the fall of 2005). MOS-3 of the project will involve extending service south to West Fifth Street in Bayonne, extending the West Side line to the Route 440 Park-and-Ride, and extending service north from Tonnelle Avenue to the Vince Lombardi Park-and-Ride on the New Jersey Turnpike, in Ridgefield. A Federal Draft Environment Impact Statement (EIS) process is currently underway, to assess the possibility of an extension of the Light Rail into Bergen County, with a terminus in Tenafly. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Transportation in New Jersey ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North Bergen Township is a Walsh Act township located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... A toll ticket for the New Jersey Turnpike. ... Map highlighting Ridgefields location within Bergen County. ... Tenafly is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. ...

Service

The Light Rail operates on three different lines — a black line, a turquoise line and a grey line (as noted on NJ Transit maps) — with the Hoboken Terminal being the terminus for all three lines. The black line extends out to East 22nd Street in Bayonne, the turquoise line extends out to West Side Avenue in Jersey City, and the grey line extends out to Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken.

The service operates on an honor system. Passengers purchase tickets at NJ Transit ticket vending machines (TVMs) and validate their tickets at automated machines. Fare inspectors perform random ticket inspections on vehicles and at stations. The fine for fare evasion on the Light Rail is $100.

A one-way adult fare is $1.75, increased from $1.50 on July 1, 2005. Ten-trip tickets are $15. A monthly, unlimited pass is $53 ($93 with parking included). Holders of monthly passes can transfer to adjacent NJ Transit buses without an additional fare.

Trains operate from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. They operate at 6 - 8 minute intervals weekdays during morning rush hours through early evening, 10 minutes intervals from early evening to 1 AM. The weekend intervals are verey 15 - 20 minutes from 5 AM to 1 AM.

Rolling stock

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system has 29 electrically-powered vehicles, built by Kinki Sharyo. The cars were assembled in Harrison, New Jersey. Each vehicle is 90 feet (27.4 m) long, and has four sets of double-opening doors on each side. The vehicles can seat 68 passengers each, with standing room for another 122 passengers. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail vehicles are all air-conditioned. Harrison is a town located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ...

Infrastructure

The Light Rail system uses a combination of old rail and new (private) rights-of-way for most of its length, with some grade separation in certain areas. It shares a lane with automobiles on a portion of Essex Street and Christopher Columbus Avenue in downtown Jersey City, but for the most part, does not run on streets.

The line from 22nd Street to Liberty State Park was once the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; the CNJ's branch to Newark was used for the line west to West Side Avenue. From Liberty State Park to Hoboken Terminal, the line uses a brand-new right-of-way. From Hoboken to the curve south of 2nd Street, the line runs next to New Jersey Transit tracks, formerly the main line of the Lackawanna Railroad; north of the curve it uses what had been Conrail's River Line, and was originally the New Jersey Junction Railroad. The tunnel under the Palisades was originally the West Shore Railroad's main line. alternate logo The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, more commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines, or CNJ, was a regional railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeast. ... Newark (), nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ Hudson-Bergen Light Rail vehicle at 2nd Street station New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad External links DL&W pages by the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Employees Thomas Patrick Norton 1906 to 1960, Hoboken Terminus, Yardmaster Categories: Stub | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... A 1921 map of the New Jersey Junction Railroad. ... Palisades is also a general term for steep cliffs next to a river. ... The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo. ...

In order to obtain the right-of-way for the line north from Hoboken, which had been part of Conrail's River Line, New Jersey Transit paid to upgrade Conrail's Northern Running Track, which trains that had used the River Line now use. Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... History The River Line north of Weehawken was originally built as the West Shore Railroad and later leased by the New York Central Railroad. ... Categories: New Jersey railroads ...

Ridership

The system currently serves an average 14,000 customers per day, and is expected to expand more than 100,000 daily when the project is completed in 2010. Proponents of the system argue that the Light Rail has been a catalyst for both residential and commercial development along the route, and has played a significant role in the revitalization of New Jersey's Gold Coast. New Jerseys Gold Coast consists of a string of communities on the west bank of the Hudson River, across from New York City in Hudson and Bergen counties. ...

After September 11, 2001, the PATH system's Exchange Place station was closed due to water damage in connection with the destruction of the World Trade Center. As a result, the Light Rail was the only means of rail transit to Exchange Place from points outside of Jersey City. The September 11, 2001, attacks were a series of coordinated attacks carried out in the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. ... PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) is a rapid transit system linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service to Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark. ... The twin towers, photographed from the west The World Trade Center in New York City was a complex of seven buildings leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south end of Manhattan in the downtown financial district. ...

Station listing

There are currently 20 active Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations:

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Timeline

• April 15, 2000: The first section opens, from 34th Street to Exchange Place, with a branch to West Side Avenue.[1]
• November 18, 2000: The line is extended north to Pavonia/Newport.[2]
• September 29, 2002: The line is extended north to Hoboken Terminal.[3]
• November 15, 2003: The line is extended south to 22nd Street.[4]
• September 7, 2004: The line is extended north to Lincoln Harbor.[5]

April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• New Jersey Transit
• Port Authority Trans-Hudson
• Northern Branch

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External links

• New Jersey Transit - Light Rail
• Hudson-Bergen Light Rail on nycsubway.org

	New Jersey Transit (website)
Hoboken Division	Erie Lines: Bergen County Line – Main Line – Pascack Valley Line Morris and Essex Lines: Gladstone Branch – Montclair-Boonton Line – Morristown Line
Newark Division	North Jersey Coast Line – Northeast Corridor Line – Princeton Branch – Raritan Valley Line
South NJ and light rail	Atlantic City Line – Hudson-Bergen Light Rail – Newark City Subway – River LINE
Connections	Aldene Connection – Hunter Connection – Kearny Connection – Montclair Connection – Secaucus Junction – Waterfront Connection
Other information	New Jersey Transit rail operations – List of New Jersey Transit stations