Marin Boulevard

County Route 637
Marin Boulevard
Route information
Length:	1.42 mi[1] (2.3 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Morris Canal
North end:	Observer Highway
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series • County routes in Hudson County ← CR 636 CR 638 →

Luis Munoz Marin Boulevard is a street which runs from the Morris Canal through Downtown Jersey City to just over the city line in Hoboken and is in two sections designated Hudson County County Route 637.

Luis Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898–April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician, and regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico",^[2] Formerly called Henderson Street, named for the man who established the Jersey City Pottery Company.,^[3] it is named in recognition the Puerto Rican community.

The Marin Boulevard (HBLR station), the Grove Street PATH station, Newport Mall, Boyle Plaza (the Holland Tunnel toll plaza), New Jersey Transit Hoboken Terminal lines are located on or intersect the street.

Marin Boulevard
Station statistics
Address	Luis Munoz Marin Boulevard Jersey City, NJ
Coordinates	40°42′52″N 74°02′36″W / 40.7145°N 74.0434°W / 40.7145; -74.0434Coordinates: 40°42′52″N 74°02′36″W / 40.7145°N 74.0434°W / 40.7145; -74.0434
Lines	West Side–Tonnelle   8th Street–Hoboken
Connections	BillyBey Ferry Company
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 22, 2000
Electrified	750VDC
Accessible
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	1
Services
Preceding station   Hudson–Bergen Light Rail   Following station Jersey Avenue toward West Side Avenue West Side–Tonnelle Essex Street toward Tonnelle Avenue Jersey Avenue toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Essex Street toward Hoboken

The Marin Boulevard station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located south of Grand Street in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The station opened on April 22, 2000. Northbound service from the station is available to Hoboken Terminal and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Southbound service is available to West Side Avenue in Jersey City and 8th Street in Bayonne. Connection to PATH trains to midtown Manhattan and to New Jersey Transit commuter train service are available at Hoboken Terminal. Transfers to PATH trains to Newark, Harrison, and downtown Manhattan are available at Exchange Place.

References

1. ^ "Hudson County 637 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000637__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
2. ^ Thomas, Jr., Robert McG. (March 26, 1997). "Roberto Sanchez Vilella, 84, Puerto Rican Governor, Dies". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/26/us/roberto-sanchez-vilella-84-puerto-rican-governor-dies.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
3. ^ JC Pottery company

External links

• NJT Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station information page for Marin Boulevard
• Hudson–Bergen Light Rail schedule
• Station Photos
• Station from Google Maps Street View

Northbound platform