22nd Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)
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Bicycle facilities | Yes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 15, 2003[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22nd Street station is a
History
22nd Street is built next to the site of a station for the
Station layout and services
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← 8th Street (Terminus)
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Northbound | 34th Street ) →
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Ground level | Entrance/exit, park and ride, buses |
The station was the terminus of the HBLR between its opening as a single station extension on November 15, 2003 to the opening of
The station is located on a private right-of-way in a shopping area. Local streets pass underneath via 11-foot clearance tunnels. A freight track is to the east of the station, running along the northbound platform on the right-of-way. The platforms have the traditional HBLR canopies. The northbound track has a full length wall of semi-opaque glass bricks, forming a windscreen between it and the freight track. Etched in these bricks are silhouettes of Bayonne's industrial architecture by Kate Dodd. The track glass walls have an artwork called Doors and Windows of Bayonne by Lisa Kaslow. These consist of actual fiberglass, copper and patina doors models of doors and windows from architectural details of Bayonne. The southbound platform has its own colorful glass windscreens, although portions of this platform on an embankment have a simple, low fence. The artwork is called Bayonne Time & Tides by J. Kenneth Leap and shows the history of Bayonne through photographs and maps. The glass windscreens in the shelters have etchings by Kate Dodd of Bayonne's industrial past.[7]
Only the southbound platform has access to the streets. At the north end, a staircase leads down to the south side of 22nd Street between Avenue E and Prospect Avenue. The south end entrance contains an elevator for ADA access with a brick enclosure and a staircase down to the north side of 21st Street. Each entrance area has a small canopy with ticket vending machines and validators (making the platforms a fare paid zone). Pedestrian crossings at either end provide access to and from the northbound platform.[7]
One block from the station is a 159 space park and ride lot.
References
- ^ a b "22nd Street Station (Bayonne)". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bayonne Full Extension Set". The Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. November 9, 2003. p. 19. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frassinelli, Mike (January 31, 2011). "NJ Transit opens Bayonne 8th Street Station, extending Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey Advanced Media. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Historical Society of Hudson County 1908, p. 18–19.
- ^ Bernhart 2004, p. 43.
- ^ "DOT Gives Farewell Toots to Underused 'Bayonne Scoots'". The Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. August 7, 1978. p. 13. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Jeremiah Cox (December 2, 2008). "22nd Street – (NJT Hudson-Bergen Light Rail)". The Subway Nut.
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). Historical Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1-891402-07-2.