Harborside station

Harborside station (formerly named Harborside Financial Center station) is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located east of Greene Street, between Morgan and Steuben Streets, in Exchange Place section of Jersey City, New Jersey and named for the adjacent Harborside office complex. There are two tracks and an island platform.

Harborside
Harborside station platform in April 2005
General information
LocationHudson Street at Bay Street and Harborside Place
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°43′10″N 74°02′02″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsFerry transport NY Waterway
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedNovember 18, 2000 (November 18, 2000)[2]
Previous namesHarborside Financial Center (2000–2014)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Exchange Place
toward West Side Avenue
 West Side–Tonnelle Harsimus Cove
toward Tonnelle Avenue
Exchange Place
toward 8th Street
 8th Street–Hoboken Harsimus Cove
toward Hoboken
Bayonne Flyer Newport
toward Hoboken

The station opened on November 18, 2000, and is served by the West Side–Tonnelle and 8th Street–Hoboken lines at all times and the Bayonne Flyer during the weekday rush.

In October 2017, New York Waterway initiated connecting ferry service at Harborside Financial Center.[3]

Station layout
Southbound ←      West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Exchange Place)
←      8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Exchange Place)
←      Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward 8th Street (Exchange Place)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Northbound →      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (Harsimus Cove) →
→      8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Harsimus Cove) →
→      Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward Hoboken (Newport) →
  • Hudson Avenue divides before Harborside station. HFC Plaza 5 is in the background.
    Hudson Avenue divides before Harborside station. HFC Plaza 5 is in the background.
  • North side of the stop, across from Hudson Street & Harborside Place
    North side of the stop, across from Hudson Street & Harborside Place

References
  1. "Bergenline Avenue Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. Fink, Jason (November 20, 2000). "New Light Rail Stations Open for Holidays". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Mack-Cali, NY Waterway announce Harborside ferry". njbiz.com. October 3, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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