Tunnel (with a station serving Bergenline Avenue to be built inside York Central/Conrail River Line, and follow it through the Weehawken At the north end of Hoboken it will connect with the ex-New Given over to HBLR operations and will not be shared with freight Several bridges carry the line over streets and parking lotĪccess in the Newport Mall and office complex area, finally rising toĪ viaduct across Newport Parkway, several ground-level parking lots,Īnd 18th Street, turning eastward to reach a station on the south sideįrom Hoboken Terminal, the alignment continues west alongġ8th Street (Jersey City), and turns north to join the formerĬonrail/NS-CSX National Docks Secondary freight branch, which has been Properties, Exchange Place, and into Harborside, Harsimus Cove, and New trackage and snakes its way past the former Colgate The eastbound track in a private reservation and the westbound track sharing a traffic lane with automobiles.Īt the riverfront, the line turns northward along brand Then, the line runs in the right-of-way of Essex Street, with is along the former Morris Canal right-of-way. The part of this PRW alignment between Marin Blvd and Van Vorst St. The route turns north along the east side of Jersey Avenue, then east again in private right-of-way as far as Van Vorst Street. North of CJ, a stop is made serving Liberty State Park at Johnston Avenue, then ducking under the NJ Turnpike along a private right-of-way to intersect Jersey Avenue. Side Industrial Track) to Communipaw Junction. The former CNJ Direct Line (more recently known as the Conrail West Jersey City near NJ Route 440 and an old Bethlehem Steel plant, along A second branch originates from the west side of Jersey Central Railroad (CNJ) Main Line northward to Communipaw Starting in Bayonne at 8th Street, the HBLR runs north along the former The system began operational testing in May, 1999, with The eventual overall length of the line will be aboutĢ0.6 miles. So far there are no stations in Bergen County, but proposals are on the table. Future extensions covered the west side of Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, and North Bergen. The initial operating segment connected Bayonne and Jersey City, with a second phase reaching Hoboken Terminal. New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail ties together cities in New Jersey's Hudson and Bergen Counties.
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