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'''West Side Avenue''' is a ] on the ] (HBLR) in the ] neighborhood in ], ], ]. Located on the east side of West Side Avenue, the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail. The station consists a single ] and a pair of tracks that end at the station. The station contains a pedestrian bridge over West Side Avenue to a small parking lot and bus stop on the west side of the street. The station is accessible for handicapped people per the ], with an elevator in the pedestrian overpass and train-level platforms. West Side Avenue station opened on April&nbsp;17, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.<ref name="opening">{{cite news |last1=Dunleavy |first1=Brian |title=Day One is Smooth for New Light Rail |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38221595/hblr_45th_april_18_2000/ |accessdate=November 3, 2019 |work=] |date=April 18, 2000 |location=] |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
'''West Side Avenue''' is a ] on the ] (HBLR) located near Claremont Avenue on ] of ].

West Side Avenue station is located on the site of a station with the same name used by the ]. The original station was established in 1869{{sfn|Urquhart|2017}} as part of the ] at the crossing for Mallory Avenue (]). The stop, known as '''West Bergen''' was moved in the late&nbsp;1870s to West Side Avenue. A two-story wooden depot was built at West Side Avenue {{circa|1888}} and an eastbound brick station measuring {{convert|15x40|ft|m}} came in 1910.{{sfn|Bernhart|2004|p=104}} Service at West Side Avenue, which went to ] in ] became truncated on February&nbsp;2, 1946 when a steamship nailed the bridge over the ], eliminating two spans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Railroad Ripples |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38286690/railroad_ripples_october_4_1889/ |accessdate=November 3, 2019 |work=The Passaic Daily News |date=October 4, 1889 |location=] |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The station lost passenger service on May&nbsp;6, 1948 when service on the branch ended.<ref>{{cite news |title=CNJ to Drop Part of Branch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38301008/west_side_avenue_branch_may_4_1948/ |accessdate=November 3, 2019 |work=] |date=May 6, 1948 |location=] |page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The station opened on April 22, 2000. The station opened on April 17, 2000.<ref name="opening" />


After two years of studies, in May 2011, NJT announced its plan for 0.7 mile extension of the line. The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station, across ] to the northern end of the proposed ] redevelopment area, where a new station would be constructed. The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds. The project, eligible for federal funding, is estimated to cost at $171.6 million.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = Light Rail Extension to Jersey City’s West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = May 11, 2011 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2011/05/11/light-rail-extension-to-jersey-citys-west-side-gets-push-forward-from-nj-transit/ | accessdate = 2011-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = August 23, 2010 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/08/23/west-side-light-rail-extension-project-picks-up-some-federal-funding/ | accessdate = 2011-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322185259/http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2017, NJ Transit approved a $5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/12/post_940.html|title=Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=December 9, 2017|accessdate=January 12, 2018}}</ref> After two years of studies, in May 2011, NJT announced its plan for 0.7 mile extension of the line. The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station, across ] to the northern end of the proposed ] redevelopment area, where a new station would be constructed. The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds. The project, eligible for federal funding, is estimated to cost at $171.6 million.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = Light Rail Extension to Jersey City’s West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = May 11, 2011 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2011/05/11/light-rail-extension-to-jersey-citys-west-side-gets-push-forward-from-nj-transit/ | accessdate = 2011-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Whiten | first = Jon | title = West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding | work = Jersey City Independent | publisher = | date = August 23, 2010 | url = http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/08/23/west-side-light-rail-extension-project-picks-up-some-federal-funding/ | accessdate = 2011-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322185259/http://www.hblr440aa.com/docs/03_LongListofAlternatives.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2017, NJ Transit approved a $5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/12/post_940.html|title=Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost|newspaper=The Jersey Journal|date=December 9, 2017|accessdate=January 12, 2018}}</ref>

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West Side Avenue
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station
General information
LocationWest Side Avenue & Claremont Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′53″N 74°05′14″W / 40.7146°N 74.0873°W / 40.7146; -74.0873
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport NJT Bus: 80
Bus transport A&C Bus: 32-440 Shopper
31-Montgomery & West Side
30-Society Hill-Journal Square
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedApril 17, 2000
Electrified750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Passengers
2006229,580 Increase 1%
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus West Side–Tonnelle Martin Luther King Drivetoward Tonnelle Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Kearnytoward Newark Broad Street Newark and New York Branch Jackson Avenuetoward Jersey City

West Side Avenue is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) in the West Side neighborhood in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. Located on the east side of West Side Avenue, the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail. The station consists a single island platform and a pair of tracks that end at the station. The station contains a pedestrian bridge over West Side Avenue to a small parking lot and bus stop on the west side of the street. The station is accessible for handicapped people per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, with an elevator in the pedestrian overpass and train-level platforms. West Side Avenue station opened on April 17, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.

West Side Avenue station is located on the site of a station with the same name used by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The original station was established in 1869 as part of the Newark and New York Railroad at the crossing for Mallory Avenue (Hudson County Route 611). The stop, known as West Bergen was moved in the late 1870s to West Side Avenue. A two-story wooden depot was built at West Side Avenue c. 1888 and an eastbound brick station measuring 15 by 40 feet (4.6 m × 12.2 m) came in 1910. Service at West Side Avenue, which went to Lafayette Street Terminal in Newark became truncated on February 2, 1946 when a steamship nailed the bridge over the Hackensack River, eliminating two spans. The station lost passenger service on May 6, 1948 when service on the branch ended.

History

The station opened on April 17, 2000.

After two years of studies, in May 2011, NJT announced its plan for 0.7 mile extension of the line. The new track would be laid along an elevated viaduct from the West Side Avenue station, across Route 440 to the northern end of the proposed Bayfront redevelopment area, where a new station would be constructed. The trip between the two stations would take 1 minute and 50 seconds. The project, eligible for federal funding, is estimated to cost at $171.6 million. In December 2017, NJ Transit approved a $5 million preliminary engineering contract for the extension project.

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

G Ground level Exit/entrance, park and ride, buses
P
Platform level 		Northbound      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Northbound      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive) →

The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station while the platform continues with a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it to a large park and ride lot and bus station. It is built along the former Central Railroad of New Jersey's Newark and New York Railroad right of way that continued west across Newark Bay.

Vicinity

References

  1. ^ Dunleavy, Brian (April 18, 2000). "Day One is Smooth for New Light Rail". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 3. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Urquhart 2017. sfn error: no target: CITEREFUrquhart2017 (help)
  3. Bernhart 2004, p. 104. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBernhart2004 (help)
  4. "Railroad Ripples". The Passaic Daily News. Passaic, New Jersey. October 4, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "CNJ to Drop Part of Branch". The Plainfield Evening News. Plainfield, New Jersey. May 6, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved November 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. Whiten, Jon (May 11, 2011). "Light Rail Extension to Jersey City's West Side Gets Push Forward from NJ Transit". Jersey City Independent. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  7. Whiten, Jon (August 23, 2010). "West Side Light Rail Extension Project Picks Up Some Federal Funding". Jersey City Independent. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Expansion of Hudson-Bergen light rail expected to get $5 million boost". The Jersey Journal. December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. McDonald, Terrence T. (March 7, 2019). "Light rail riders sound off on planned route suspension in Jersey City". nj.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  11. "West Side Avenue Light Rail Service to be Suspended Until 2020". Jersey Digs. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  12. West Side Station photos
  13. - JB Bd of Ed @ Lightoiler Building

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