Hudson-Bergen Light Rail -10 years later

Last month, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) celebrated its 10th year of unparalleled transportation service throughout Hudson County.

If you take one of the 13 million trips per year on our system, you are a big part of its success. Since the initial segment of HBLR opened April 15, 2000, service has expanded to 23 stations along the Hudson River Waterfront from Bayonne to North Bergen. Next to open: 8th Street Station in Bayonne in early 2011.

HBLR now serves as a national model, combining a modern transportation system with mixed-use development along New Jersey's Gold Coast. Jersey City now boasts 13 million square feet of office space - a work location for many of our riders - and a growing residential community.

HBLR includes five park & rides in North Bergen, Jersey City and Bayonne. It also offers convenient connections with NJ TRANSIT bus and rail service, PATH, private carrier bus service and ferry service operating between New Jersey and New York.

Don't forget, HBLR offers several cost-effective travel options. NJ TRANSIT monthly and weekly rail passes with an imprinted zone number and any NJ TRANSIT two-zone (or higher) bus pass are valid on the system. All one-way and 10-trip tickets must be time-stamped prior to boarding and are valid for 90 minutes.

If you've never ridden the system, give it a try. For further information about HBLR and its connecting services, visit www.njtransit.com.

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