Danforth Avenue is a HBLR station right before the Bayonne Branch actually enters Bayonne. It is located in the Morris Canal's Bed, and has a simple island platform with single canopy towards its southern end where a grade crossing across the west track leads to an exit via a single staircase and very short elevator up to a lengthy plaza (about a NJ LRV in length) that finally leads to the station exit across from Danforth Ave at Princeton Ave. Station artwork includes Immigrant Remnants by Karl Jenson (also at Richard Street) of cast concrete sculptures that replicate petrified remains of luggage that were found during the excavation for the light rail along the platform. The elevator shaft as neon lights by Ray King. The windscreens have birds and nature by Anne Dushanko-Dobek. A concrete and bronze map of the original, HBLR lines by Gregg LeFevre are embedded in the platform.
Photos 1-24: June 14, 2008
A street sign for the NJ Transit Light Rail Station at Danforth Avenue, telling cars to turn right off Garfield Avenue the main street near the light rail line.
There is a decorative arch at the entrance to the small entrance plaza at Danforth Avenue.
A close-up of the decorative figures on top of the arch at the entrance to Danforth Avenue.
A Danforth Avenue Station-Cochrane Stadium sign in the small plaza that leads to the staircase and elevator down to the light rail platform.
A concrete shape that is a portion of Immigrant Remnants in the entrance plaza at Danfroth Avenue.
A concrete shape that is a portion of Immigrant Remnants in the entrance plaza at Danfroth Avenue.
A concrete violin case that is a portion of Immigrant Remnants in the entrance plaza at Danfroth Avenue.
A completely comical plaque in the format of a newspaper article explaining why there are concrete remnants of luggage at Danforth Avenue, and Richard Street one stop north
A concrete shape that is a portion of Immigrant Remnants in the entrance plaza at Danfroth Avenue.
The plaque for Immigrant Remnants, cast concrete, by Karl Jenson, 1999.
Looking down the plaza between the tracks and the only exit at Danforth Avenue.
Looking down the short staircase that leads down to the platform at Danforth Avenue from the entrance plaza. The small elevator shaft is also visible
The bottom landing of the short elevator shaft up to street level at Danforth Avenue
Looking down the simple island platform with a simple canopied area at Danforth Avenue.
Looking out of the canopied area towards the exposed northern end of the platform at Danforth Avenue
A Danforth Avenue sign on a lamppost.
The platfrom at Danforth Avenue also has a map of the HLBR system (only its original operating segment) engraved into the concrete just like Richard St.
A close-up of 34th St represented in the map in the ground of the platform at Richard Street. It doesn't show that service has been extended to 22nd St yet.
45th St in the map in ground of the platform at Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue in the map in the platform there as well as the short branch off to West Side Avenue that is also visible.
Last Updated: 6 March, 2021
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