8th Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail)

8th Street station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) in the Bergen Point section of the city of Bayonne, New Jersey. The southernmost stop in Bayonne, 8th Street station serves as the southern terminus of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail. Located on an elevated track next to Route 440, the station is accessible at the intersection of Avenue C and West 8th Street. The station, unlike the rest of the line, has a full station depot that doubles as accessibility to tracks per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The depot is two stories high and contains elevators and access to the platform, which is an island platform with two tracks. East of the station, the tracks merge into one to reach 22nd Street station. The station serves tracks for the local service to Hoboken Terminal along with an express service known as the Bayonne Flyer. The station opened on January 31, 2011 as an extension of service from 22nd Street.

8th Street
8th Street station headhouse and the sculpture Locomotion in July 2016
General information
Location40 West 8th Street
Bayonne, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°39′14″N 74°07′37″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedJanuary 31, 2011 (January 31, 2011)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus 8th Street–Hoboken 22nd Street
toward Hoboken
Bayonne Flyer
Former services
Preceding station Conrail Following station
Elizabethport
toward Cranford
Cranford–Bayonne Shuttle East 22nd Street
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Elizabeth
toward Somerville
Somerville – Jersey City
Local
East 22nd Street
Avenue A
toward Somerville
Elizabethport
Terminus
Suburban service
to Elizabethport

The design of the 8th Street station depot is a similar design to the former West 8th Street station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey that served Bayonne from August 1, 1864August 6, 1978, when Conrail discontinued service. The station headhouse caught fire on October 19, 1977. Conrail officials abandoned the fire-ravaged station depot. After complaints from local organizations about vandalism and loitering, demolition of the station depot began in February 1979.

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