Essex Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

Essex Street
Essex Street
	Essex Street station platforms
General information
Location	Essex Street and Greene Street; Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°42′46″N 74°02′09″W / 40.7129°N 74.0359°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NY Waterway; Liberty Water Taxi;
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 15, 2000
Services
Location
Location

Essex Street station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located between Hudson and Greene Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

The station opened on April 15, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound	← West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Marin Boulevard) ← 8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Marin Boulevard) ← Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward 8th Street (Liberty State Park)
Northbound	→ West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Exchange Place) → → 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Exchange Place) → → Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward Hoboken (Exchange Place) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Looking westbound towards Liberty State Park
Looking south on the northbound platform
Looking east along Essex Street at westbound trolley with Liberty View Towers in background on a cloudy morning.
A trolley on the northbound platform