Bergen Tunnels

Bergen Tunnels
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Overview
Location	Bergen Hill; Hudson Palisades; Jersey City, New Jersey;
Coordinates	40°44′25″N 74°03′45″W
Further information
Coordinates	40°44′25″N 74°03′45″W
System	New Jersey Transit
Operation
Constructed	1877; 1910;
Owner	NJ Transit
Traffic	Railroad
Character	Passenger
Technical
Design engineer	James Archbald; Samuel Rockwell
Length	4,200 feet (1,300 m) approx.
No. of tracks	2 per tube
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrified	Overhead line
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The Bergen Tunnels are a pair of railroad tunnels with open cuts running parallel to each other under Bergen Hill in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W), they are used by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) trains originating or terminating at Hoboken Terminal.

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