9th Street–Congress Street is a

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on the

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(HBLR) operated by

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which opened on September 7, 2004. Located at Ninth Street, west of Jackson Street, in

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, the station also serves the Heights of

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Elevator

9th Street–Congress Street station is notable for having an elevator which runs along the face of the Palisades cliffs between the platforms at their base and

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at their crest. Use of the elevator is free. Before its construction, travel between

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and Hoboken was along

, Mountain Road, 14th Street Viaduct or paths along the cliffs now made inaccessible by fencing along the

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Station layout

References

External links

Subway Nut station info and photos

9th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Patterson Plank Road and Congress Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:9th Street-Congress Street (Hblr Station) Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations Railway stations in Hudson County, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 2004 2004 establishments in New Jersey