Owned by New Jersey Transit Bicycle facilities Yes Fare zone 1 Owner NJ Transit Tracks 2 | Line(s) 8th Street–Hoboken Disabled access Yes Opened 22 April 2000 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location Richard Street & Garfield Avenue
Jersey City, NJ Address Jersey City, NJ 07305, United States Similar Danforth Avenue, 45th Street, Essex Street, Jersey Avenue, 8th Street | ||
Richard Street is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located east of Garfield Avenue adjacent to Bayside Park in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. There are two tracks and an island platform.
History
The station opened on April 22, 2000. It is located along the former Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way, which terminated at Communipaw Terminal. During excavations for its construction, workers came across what appear to be the petrified remains of luggage, which were also found at nearby Danforth Avenue stop.
On August 1, 2010, gunfire erupted at the station, sending a group of people running for cover as they were chased by a gunman on the platform. Police arrived at 10:32pm (EST). The gunman and the group were gone, but police recovered three spent bullet casings at the scene, and one bullet projectile at the base of the steps leading to the platform. One of the railings of the steps was struck by one of the bullets. A witness who had been walking about 50 feet behind the group on the platform stated he saw another man run past him and fire three or four shots into the group. No one was shot or injured. The gunman, was described as being in his late teens, 5-foot-8, wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt.