Newport station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

Newport is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Mall Drive East in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and an island platform. Formerly known as Pavonia/Newport, current NJ Transit maps and timetables refer to this station as "Newport", following a similar change several years earlier in the name of the adjacent PATH station.[1][2]

Newport
Station platform
Location	Mall Drive East Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40.7268°N 74.0362°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 64, 68, 126 Academy Bus: Westampton, Lincroft/Red Bank PATH at Newport
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	November 18, 2000
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Previous names	Pavonia/Newport (2000-????)
Passengers
2006	795,860  2%
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

The station opened on November 18, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue, in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to West Side Avenue in Jersey City and 8th Street in Bayonne. Connection to PATH trains to midtown Manhattan and to New Jersey Transit commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to Newark, Harrison, and downtown Manhattan are available at Exchange Place.

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.[3] Ferry service was discontinued in January 2014 due to deteriorating pier conditions. The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway to Hoboken Terminal also had been recently completed allowing access to the ferry services at the terminal from Newport. [4]

As of 2014, it is the busiest station on the HBLR system (with an average of 6,122 passenger boardings daily).[5]

Station layout

Ground/platform level Exit/entrance and buses
	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 toward 8th Street (rush hours) (Harborside)
	Northbound	West Side–Tonnelle toward Tonnelle Avenue (2nd Street) →      8th Street–Hoboken toward Hoboken (Terminus) →      Bayonne Flyer toward Hoboken (rush hours) (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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

References

1. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/LightRail/sf_lr_hblr_map.pdf
2. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0100.pdf
3. "Ferry Service Will Return to Newport Jersey City This Summer". jerseydigs.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
4. "NY Waterway not restarting ferry service out of Newport terminal in Jersey City". The Jersey Journal. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
5. "NJ TRANSIT AVERAGE WEEKDAY LIGHT RAIL PASSENGER BOARDINGS Fiscal Year 2014" (PDF). July 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06."NJ TRANSIT AVERAGE WEEKDAY LIGHT RAIL PASSENGER BOARDINGS Fiscal Year 2014" (PDF). July 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.

External links

• Subway Nut station info and photos
• north entrance from Google Maps Street View
• south entrance from Google Maps Street View