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Newport station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

Light rail station in Jersey City, New Jersey

Newport
Newport station platform
General information
Location	Mall Drive East Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′36″N 74°02′10″W / 40.7268°N 74.0362°W / 40.7268; -74.0362
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 64, 68, 126 Academy Bus PATHatNewport
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	November 18, 2000 (November 18, 2000)[2]
Previous names	Pavonia/Newport (2000–2012)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Harsimus Cove toward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle 2nd Street toward Tonnelle Avenue Harsimus Cove toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Hoboken Terminus Harborside toward 8th Street Bayonne Flyer
Location

Newport station is a station of the Hudson–Bergen Light RailinJersey City, New Jersey. Located on Mall Drive East near the Newport Centre shopping mall, the station services trains operating between Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue stationinNorth BergentoWest Side Avenue in Jersey City and 8th Street stationinBayonne. The station is also a stop on the Bayonne Flyer, an express service on the light rail. Newport station also serves as a transfer to the PATH line between Newark Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and the 33rd Street and World Trade Center stationsinNew York Cityatits Newport station. The station consists of a single island platform to service two tracks. As of 2014, it is the busiest station on the HBLR system (with an average of 6,122 passenger boardings daily).^[3]

The station opened on November 18, 2000 as part of an extension of the original operating segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail. At the time of opening, the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail and PATH stations were both known as Pavonia/Newport. However, both were changed to Newport in the early 2010s.^[4][5] In January 2019, it was announced that connecting New York Waterway ferry service would be restored in the summer of 2019 at a new rebuilt pier.^[6] Ferry service was discontinued in January 2014 due to deteriorating pier conditions. The Hudson River Waterfront WalkwaytoHoboken Terminal also had been recently completed allowing access to the ferry services at the terminal from Newport.^[7]

Station layout[edit]

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound	←      West Side–Tonnelle toward West Side Avenue (Harsimus Cove) ←      8th Street–Hoboken toward 8th Street (Harsimus Cove) ←      Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward 8th Street (Harborside)
Northbound	→      West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (2nd Street) → →      8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Terminus) → →      Bayonne Flyer (rush hours) toward Hoboken (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery[edit]

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  HBLR 2017A (sporting a NY Waterwayad) en route to Bayonne
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  Trackside view of Newport Centre Mall parking garage
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  A train at Newport station in January 2007
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  Elevated rail bridge, north of station

References[edit]

1. ^ "Newport Light Rail Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

^ 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.

External links[edit]

• NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Newport station
• Subway Nut station info and photos
• north entrance from Google Maps Street View
• south entrance from Google Maps Street View

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