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Exchange Place
Exchange Place station platforms, facing north
General information
Location	Hudson Street and Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°42′58″N 74°02′03″W / 40.7160°N 74.0342°W / 40.7160; -74.0342
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 1, 64, 68, 80, 81, 82, 86 PATH at Exchange Place NY Waterway
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 15, 2000 (April 15, 2000)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Essex Streettoward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Harborsidetoward Tonnelle Avenue Essex Streettoward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Harborsidetoward Hoboken Bayonne Flyer
Location

Exchange Place station is a light rail station in Jersey City, New Jersey. Located on Hudson Street between York and Montgomery Streets, the station services trains of New Jersey Transit's Hudson–Bergen Light Rail between Bayonne and North Bergen. Exchange Place station is located near the PATH station of the same name. The station consists of two platforms, an island platform for trains in both directions, along with a side platform that services northbound trains only. The next station to the south is Essex Street station, while the next station to the north is Harborside.

The station marked the terminus of the original opening segment of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail from 34th Street station in Bayonne and West Side Avenue in Jersey City. In 2017, the platforms at the station were extended by 25 feet (7.6 m) to their current length of 190 feet (58 m). The work was done to accommodate new "extended" cars that were introduced to ease overcrowding during peak periods of ridership.

Gallery

• View near Montgomery Street in January 2004
• Two trolleys at Exchange Place
• The station in March 2015, with the northbound platform under scaffolding.
• The station in the evening in October 2018

References

1. "Exchange Place Station". NJ Transit. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
2. Canal, Alberto (April 16, 2000). "Leaders Cheer Light Rail Opening as Hudson Steps Into 21st Century". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "PLATFORM EXPANSION PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDED CARS TO OPERATE ON HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL DURING PEAK PERIODS". NJ Transit. October 29, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

External links

• NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Exchange Place station
• Exchange Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
• York Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (side platform under scaffolding, 2016)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (2018)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View (evening, 2018)

• Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations
• Transportation in Jersey City, New Jersey
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 2000
• 2000 establishments in New Jersey