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			{{Short description\|Light rail station in New Jersey, US}}
	{{Infobox Station
	\| ~~name=~~Garfield ~~Avenue~~		{{Distinguish\|Garfield station}}
			{{Infobox station
	\| style=NJT Rail
			\| name = Garfield Avenue
	\| image=Garfield Avenue Station - April 2015.jpg
			\| style = NJ Transit
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			\| image = Garfield Avenue Station - April 2015.jpg
	\| image_caption=The Garfield Avenue station in April 2015, facing toward West Side Avenue.
			\| image_caption = Garfield Avenue station platforms in April 2015, facing toward West Side Avenue
	\| address=Union Street & Carteret Avenue<br>Jersey City, NJ
			\| address = Garfield Avenue & Randolph Avenue
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			\| bicycle = Yes<ref name="Station info">{{Cite web \|title=Garfield Avenue Station (HBLR) \|url=https://www.njtransit.com/station/garfield-avenue-station-hblr \|access-date=July 5, 2023 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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			\| accessible = Yes
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			\| zone = 1
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			\| opened = {{Start date\|April 15, 2000}}<ref name="opening">{{cite news \|last1=Canal \|first1=Alberto \|title=Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120839295/hblr-april-17-2000/ \|access-date=March 14, 2023 \|work=The Jersey Journal \|date=April 16, 2000 \|location=] \|pages=A1, \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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			\| pass_year = 2006
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			\| passengers = 142,480
	\| opened=April 22, 2000
			\| pass_percent = 0
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	\| rebuilt=
			\| services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=NJ Transit\|line=West Side-Tonnelle\|left=Martin Luther King Drive\|right=Liberty State Park}}
	\| electrified=750 ] (]) ]
			\| other_services_header = Former services
	\| ADA=yes
			\| other_services_collapsible = yes
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			\| other_services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=Central Railroad of New Jersey\|line=Newark and New York Branch\|left=Jackson Avenue\|right=Pacific Avenue\|note-mid=Local<hr>Arlington Avenue}}
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			'''Garfield Avenue station''' is a ] on the ] (HBLR) in the ] of ], ], United States. Located between the grade crossing at Randolph Avenue and the bridge at Garfield Avenue, the station in a double ] and two track structure. The station is on the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, which goes from ] to ] in ]. The station is accessible for handicapped people as per the ]. An elevator is present to get people from Garfield Avenue to track level and the platforms are even with the train cars. The station opened to the public on April 15, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.<ref name="opening">{{cite news \|last1=Canal \|first1=Alberto \|title=Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120839295/hblr-april-17-2000/ \|access-date=March 14, 2023 \|work=The Jersey Journal \|date=April 16, 2000 \|location=] \|pages=A1, \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
	'''Garfield Avenue''' is a ] on the ] (HBLR)<ref></ref> located at Union Street ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000610__-.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Hudson County 610 straight line diagram \|publisher=] Route 610 \|accessdate=2009-08-18 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170848/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000610__-.pdf \|archivedate=2012-10-17 \|df= }}</ref> in the ] of ].<ref>{{Cite book
	\| publisher = Hagstrom Map Company, Inc
	\| isbn = 0-88097-763-9
	\| title = Hudson County New Jersey Street Map
	\| year = 2008
	}}</ref> The station opened on April 22, 2000. It is at the eastern end of a railroad ] originally excavated in ] in 1869 for the ] ]. Garfield Avenue, presumably named for
	] president ], was once part of ], which itself had once been a major colonial ]. A decorative theme for the station is two dimensional "cut-outs" of adults ad children, some of whom are playing.<ref></ref>

			Garfield Avenue station is a block east of the former '''Arlington Avenue''' stop of the ], a branch of the ]. This branch went from the ] in ] to the junction at Communipaw station in Jersey City, where it met up with the main line to ]. Garfield Avenue is also two blocks west of the former '''Pacific Avenue''' station. Pacific Avenue station, formerly known as '''Lafayette''',{{sfn\|Bernhart\|2004\|p=103}} contained a {{convert\|36x17\|ft\|m\|adj=on}} station depot.{{sfn\|New Jersey State Board of Taxes and Assessment\|1916\|p=221}} Service on the line began on July 23, 1869.{{sfn\|Urquhart\|2017}} The station depot westbound at Arlington Avenue was built in 1889 and the eastbound station in 1910.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=October 4, 1889 \|title=Railroad Ripples \|page=3 \|work=The Passaic Daily News \|location=] \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38286690/railroad_ripples_october_4_1889/ \|access-date=November 1, 2019 \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>{{sfn\|Bernhart\|2004\|p=103}} Service to Newark ended abruptly on February 3, 1946 when a steamship knocked two spans of the bridge over the ] into the water below. Passenger service at Arlington Avenue ended on May 6, 1948.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=May 6, 1948 \|title=CNJ to Drop Part of Branch \|page=2 \|work=] \|location=] \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38301008/west_side_avenue_branch_may_4_1948/ \|access-date=November 1, 2019 \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
	Direct northbound service from the station is available to ] in ]. Northbound service to ] requires a transfer at stations between ] and ]. Southbound service is available towards ] in ]. Connection to ] trains to ] and to ] commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to ], ], and ] are available at ]. The Liberty State Park station is the transfer point for those traveling between stations on the ] and ]) branches.

	==~~Vicinity~~==		== History ==
			The station opened on April 15, 2000.<ref name="opening" />
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			In early 2019, it was announced that the West Side Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, and Garfield Avenue stations on the West Side Branch would close for nine months starting in June 2019 for repairs to a sewer line running along he right-of-way. During that time, replacement service would be provided by NJ Transit shuttle buses.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McDonald \|first=Terrence T. \|date=March 7, 2019 \|title=Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City \|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/03/light-rail-riders-sound-off-on-planned-route-suspension-in-jersey-city.html \|access-date=March 8, 2019 \|website=nj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kofsky \|first=Jared \|date=February 8, 2019 \|title=West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020 \|url=https://jerseydigs.com/buses-replace-west-side-hudson-bergen-light-rail-service-for-nine-months-jersey-city/ \|access-date=March 8, 2019 \|website=Jersey Digs}}</ref>
	==References==
	{{Reflist\|1}}

			== Station layout ==
	==External links==
			The station is at the eastern end of a railroad ] originally excavated in ] in 1869 for the ] ]. Garfield Avenue, presumably named for ] president ], was once part of ], which itself had once been a major colonial ]. A decorative theme for the station is two dimensional "cut-outs" of adults and children, some of whom are playing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 24, 2008 \|title=Garfield Avenue \|url=http://www.subwaynut.com/hblr/garfield_ave/index.php \|website=SubwayNut}}</ref>

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			File:Garfield HBLR jeh.JPG\|Street-level entrance on the northwest corner of the bridge
			File:Garfield Avenue HBLR East ROW.jpg\|The light rail ] east of the station and the Randolph Avenue crossing
			File:Garfield Avenue HBLR West ROW.jpg\|The light rail ROW west of the station
			</gallery>

			== Bibliography ==

			*{{Cite book \|last=Bernhart \|first=Benjamin L. \|title=Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment \|date=2004 \|publisher=Outer Station Project \|isbn=1-891402-07-2}}
			*{{cite book\|author1=New Jersey State Board of Taxes and Assessment\|title=First Annual Report of the State Board of Taxes and Assessment of the State of New Jersey For the Year 1915\|date=1916\|publisher=The Unionist-Gazette Association\|location=]\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yGFLAAAAMAAJ}}
			*{{Cite book \|last=Urquhart \|first=Frank J. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJheDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 \|title=A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Volume 1 \|date=2017 \|publisher=Jazzybee Verlag Jürgen Beck \|isbn=978-3-8496-4990-6 \|location=], Germany }}

			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==
	{{NJT links}}		{{NJT links}}
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			{{NJT Light Rail stations navbox}}

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Latest revision as of 03:59, 24 December 2024

Light rail station in New Jersey, US Not to be confused with Garfield station.

Garfield Avenue

Garfield Avenue station platforms in April 2015, facing toward West Side Avenue

General information

Location

Garfield Avenue & Randolph Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey

Coordinates

40°42′38″N 74°04′16″W / 40.7105°N 74.0710°W / 40.7105; -74.0710

Owned by

New Jersey Transit

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

NJ Transit Bus: 6

Construction

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

April 15, 2000 (April 15, 2000)

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Martin Luther King Drivetoward West Side Avenue		West Side–Tonnelle		Liberty State Parktoward Tonnelle Avenue

Former services

Preceding station	Central Railroad of New Jersey			Following station
Jackson Avenuetoward Newark Broad Street		Newark and New York BranchLocal Arlington Avenue		Pacific Avenuetoward Jersey City

Location

Garfield Avenue station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) in the Claremont section of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Located between the grade crossing at Randolph Avenue and the bridge at Garfield Avenue, the station in a double side platform and two track structure. The station is on the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, which goes from West Side Avenue station to Tonnelle Avenue station in North Bergen. The station is accessible for handicapped people as per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. An elevator is present to get people from Garfield Avenue to track level and the platforms are even with the train cars. The station opened to the public on April 15, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.

Garfield Avenue station is a block east of the former Arlington Avenue stop of the Newark and New York Branch, a branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. This branch went from the Broad Street station in Newark to the junction at Communipaw station in Jersey City, where it met up with the main line to Communipaw Terminal. Garfield Avenue is also two blocks west of the former Pacific Avenue station. Pacific Avenue station, formerly known as Lafayette, contained a 36-by-17-foot (11.0 m × 5.2 m) station depot. Service on the line began on July 23, 1869. The station depot westbound at Arlington Avenue was built in 1889 and the eastbound station in 1910. Service to Newark ended abruptly on February 3, 1946 when a steamship knocked two spans of the bridge over the Hackensack River into the water below. Passenger service at Arlington Avenue ended on May 6, 1948.

History

The station opened on April 15, 2000.

In early 2019, it was announced that the West Side Avenue, Martin Luther King Drive, and Garfield Avenue stations on the West Side Branch would close for nine months starting in June 2019 for repairs to a sewer line running along he right-of-way. During that time, replacement service would be provided by NJ Transit shuttle buses.

Station layout

The station is at the eastern end of a railroad cut originally excavated in Bergen Hill in 1869 for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Newark and New York Railroad Branch. Garfield Avenue, presumably named for assassinated president James A. Garfield, was once part of Bergen Point Plank Road, which itself had once been a major colonial post road. A decorative theme for the station is two dimensional "cut-outs" of adults and children, some of whom are playing.

Gallery

Street-level entrance on the northwest corner of the bridge
The light rail ROW east of the station and the Randolph Avenue crossing
The light rail ROW west of the station

Bibliography

Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1-891402-07-2.
New Jersey State Board of Taxes and Assessment (1916). First Annual Report of the State Board of Taxes and Assessment of the State of New Jersey For the Year 1915. Somerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association.
Urquhart, Frank J. (2017). A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Volume 1. Altenmünster, Germany: Jazzybee Verlag Jürgen Beck. ISBN 978-3-8496-4990-6.

References

"Garfield Avenue Station (HBLR)". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^ Canal, Alberto (April 16, 2000). "Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bernhart 2004, p. 103.
New Jersey State Board of Taxes and Assessment 1916, p. 221.
Urquhart 2017.
"Railroad Ripples". The Passaic Daily News. Passaic, New Jersey. October 4, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
"CNJ to Drop Part of Branch". The Plainfield Evening News. Plainfield, New Jersey. May 6, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
McDonald, Terrence T. (March 7, 2019). "Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City". nj.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
Kofsky, Jared (February 8, 2019). "West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020". Jersey Digs. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
"Garfield Avenue". SubwayNut. November 24, 2008.

External links

NJ Transit Light Rail stations

Hudson–Bergen
Light Rail

West Side Avenue Branch	Garfield Avenue Martin Luther King Drive West Side Avenue
Tonnelle Avenue Branch	2nd Street 9th Street–Congress Street Lincoln Harbor Port Imperial Bergenline Avenue Tonnelle Avenue

Newark
Light Rail

Broad Street Line	NJPAC/Center Street Harriet Tubman Square Atlantic Street Riverfront Stadium Newark Broad Street

River Line

Category
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