Richard Street (HBLR station)

Richard Street
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail station
The signage for the former Morris Canal with the station for Richard Street in March 2015.
Location	Richard Street & Garfield Avenue Jersey City, NJ
Coordinates	40°41′57″N 74°04′43″W / 40.6991°N 74.0787°W / 40.6991; -74.0787Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 74°04′43″W / 40.6991°N 74.0787°W / 40.6991; -74.0787
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	8th Street–Hoboken
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 22, 2000
Electrified	750 V (DC) overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Hudson–Bergen Light Rail   Following station Danforth Avenue toward 8th Street 8th Street–Hoboken Liberty State Park toward Hoboken

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.

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.