Mobilizing the Region
Issue 266 April 21, 2000

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail: The Facts

Trains leave 34th St. in Bayonne for Exchange Place in Jersey City on a 23 minute trip every fifteen minutes. A branch line runs from West Side Avenue, joining the Bayonne line at Liberty State Park. From the Park to Exchange Place, the ride is 13 minutes and runs every 7-8 minutes. The light rail runs 310 trips per day. [A Tri-State Transportation Campaign observer made the trip yesterday at mid-day from 34th St. Bayonne to 34th St. Manhattan via the light rail, World Trade Center PATH and 7th Ave. subway in 45 minutes. Cost: $2.50 plus a MetroCard swipe. Getting to the Midtown PATH line from the light rail presently requires a transfer within the PATH system].

  • Each 90-foot linked-pair vehicle has 68 seats and can carry almost 190 people.
  • The train operates between 5:30 am to 1 am on weekdays, on Saturdays between 6 am to 1 am, and between 6 am to midnight on Sundays and holidays.
  • Fares are $1.50 for one-way tickets, $13 for 10-trip ticket, and $53 for a monthly pass. Only monthly pass cards allow free transfers to NJTransit buses.
  • NJ Transit buses connect to the rail at ten of the twelve stops. Riders switch to the PATH at Exchange Place and NY Waterway ferries at Marin Boulevard and Exchange Place.
  • Bicycles are OK on board during off-peak hours.

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