Tonnelle Avenue station

Tonnelle Avenue station (pronounced /tɒnəli/) is an active light rail station in the township of North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey. Located at the junction of Tonnelle Avenue (U.S. Route 1/9) and 49th Street, the station serves as the northern terminus of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR), servicing trains on its West Side–Tonnelle and Hoboken–Tonnelle services from West Side Avenue station in Jersey City and Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken. Tonnelle Avenue station consists of a single island platform with two tracks and a 730-space park and ride lot accessible via 49th Street. A small yard and a loop are present west of the station.

Tonnelle Avenue
Tonnelle Avenue station platform
General information
LocationTonnelle Avenue (US 1/9) at 49th Street
North Bergen, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′14″N 74°01′52″W / 40.787327°N 74.03119°W / 40.787327; -74.03119
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 83, 127
Construction
Parking682 spaces, 17 accessible spaces[1]
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedFebruary 25, 2006 (2006-02-25)[2]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Bergenline Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Terminus
Bergenline Avenue
toward Hoboken
Hoboken–Tonnelle
Proposed services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Bergenline Avenue West Side–Tonnelle 69th Street
Bergenline Avenue
toward Hoboken
Hoboken–Tonnelle
Terminus Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit
(TBD)
69th Street
toward Hawthorne
Location
Map

Service at Tonnelle Avenue began on February 25, 2006 as part of an extension of the HBLR from Port Imperial station in Weehawken along with Bergenline Avenue station. A proposed extension continues as part of the Northern Branch Corridor Project, which would bring the line to Englewood in Bergen County.

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