Danforth Avenue station
Danforth Avenue is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. The station is located at the intersection of Danforth Avenue and Princeton Avenue in Greenville.
Danforth Avenue | |||||||||||||
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| Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station | |||||||||||||
 A Hoboken Terminal-bound tram at Danforth Avenue. | |||||||||||||
| Location | Princeton Avenue and Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey 07305 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.6924°N 74.0873°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 6, 10, 80, 81, 87 A&C Bus: M&WS | ||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 17, 2000[1] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) overhead catenary | ||||||||||||
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History
CNJ station
Danforth Avenue station is located north of the site of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Greenville station. The former Greenville stop was located along the right of way at Linden Avenue, south of the current bridge over the railroad. The station opened on August 1, 1864 as part of a dummy railroad between the future Communipaw Terminal and Bergen Point until the CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge was built across Newark Bay.[2] A station built in 1866 at that location burned down on May 11, 1869 and replaced with a two-story wooden depot that was 21 by 51 feet (6.4 m × 15.5 m) large.[3] The later station depot lasted until 1964, when it was razed in favor of a shelter.[3] Passenger service to Greenville ended on April 30, 1967, when the Aldene Plan went into effect, moving CNJ commuter services through Newark Penn Station via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Service through Bayonne was truncated from Communipaw Terminal to CNJ's East 33rd Street station.[4][5]
HBLR station
The current station opened on April 17, 2000 as part of the original operating segment of the HBLR.[1] During excavations for its construction workers came across what appear to be the petrified remains of luggage. The items were later incorporated in the design of a public art exhibition entitled Immigrant Remnants.[6]
Station layout
The station has a single island platform with a shelter for the local trains of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail between 8th Street station in Bayonne and Hoboken Terminal. Like its counterparts, the Danforth Avenue station is fully accessible for handicapped people under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, with elevators and proper platform levels.
| Ground/platform level Exit/entrance |
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| Southbound | ← 8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (45th Street) ← Bayonne Flyer does not stop here | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  | ||
| Northbound | 8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Richard Street) → Bayonne Flyer does not stop here → | |
References
- Dunleavy, Brian (April 18, 2000). "Day One is Smooth for New Light Rail". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 3. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Historical Society of Hudson County 1908, p. 18–19.
- Bernhart 2004, p. 41.
- "18 Stations on Railroad Cutback List". The Asbury Park Press. March 1, 1967. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Shore Commuters Gripe About Standing". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. May 1, 1967. p. 13. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Danforth Avenue station photos
Bibliography
- Papers Read Before the Historical Society of Hudson County. Jersey City, New Jersey: Historical Society of Hudson County. 1908. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1891402072.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)