Jefferson station (Jacksonville)

Jefferson station is a Jacksonville Skyway monorail station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located on Bay Street just west of Jefferson Street in Downtown Jacksonville.

Jefferson
General information
Location800 Bay Street West
Jacksonville, Florida
Coordinates30°19′39.5″N 81°40′03″W / 30.327639°N 81.66750°W / 30.327639; -81.66750
Owned byJacksonville Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus interchange JTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, 8A, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 53, 201 (Clay Express), 800 (Nassau Express), XS2 (St. Johns Express)
  • Bus rapid transit First Coast Flyer: Blue, Green, Red
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 1989
Closed2017–2020
Rebuilt1996–1997
Services
Preceding station Jacksonville Transportation Authority Following station
LaVilla
Terminus
Northbank Line Central
toward Rosa Parks
Location
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History

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The Jefferson station was one of three original Jacksonville Skyway stations that opened in June 1989 on the initial 0.7-mile (1.1 km) Phase I-A segment. It stands between LaVilla station to the west and Central station to the east on the initial 0.7-mile (1.1 km) Phase I-A segment. All three stations were closed between December 1996 and December 1997, when the Skyway system switched from Matra to Bombardier Transportation technology.[1][2] JTA closed the station between July 5, 2017 and May 4, 2020 for the construction of an adjacent apartment complex and for the conversion of the Convention Center station to the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bell, Jon (December 22, 2014). "Jacksonville, Florida: The Skyway". www.jtbell.net. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Skyway" (PDF). www.jtafla.com. Jacksonville Transportation Authority. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Kitchen, Sebastian (May 13, 2017). "JTA to shut down 2 Skyway stations for construction". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
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