This Week in Passenger Transport
March 6, 2006
Numerous dignitaries led by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine participated in grand opening ceremonies Feb. 25 for the two newest stations on New Jersey Transit Corporation's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line. The stations, Bergenline Avenue in Union City and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, link their densely populated communities with employment and educational and recreational designations along the Hudson River waterfront.
On the same day, NJ Transit expanded service at the Port Imperial Station to seven days a week. The station had operated only on weekends since its opening on Oct. 29, 2005.
NJ Transit said the opening of the new stations represents a major milestone in the growth of the five-year-old light rail system, enabling customers to make trips that previously took more than an hour in about a quarter of the time-including connections to trans-Hudson ferries, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation trains, and bus routes.
Bergenline Avenue Station, which serves the communities of Union City and West New York, is located 160 feet underground, within a tunnel that cuts through the Palisades. The station is equipped with three express elevators. Published reports described how the tunnel, formerly known as the Weehawken Tunnel, originally was completed in 1883, but was abandoned for passenger rail service by the late 1950s.
Tonnelle Avenue Station, a 730-space park-and-ride facility located on the busy Route 1 & 9 corridor, serves as the new northern terminus of the light rail system, offering customers a convenient four-minute trip to Port Imperial Station and a 16-minute trip to Hoboken Terminal. To encourage commuters to try the new station, NJ Transit is offering free parking through May 1.
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