Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Communipaw Terminal
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal at Liberty State Park in 2013
General information
LocationLiberty State Park
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
ClosedApril 30, 1967
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Terminus Communipaw Ferry Liberty Street
Terminus
Elizabeth
toward Scranton
Main Line Terminus
Elizabethport
toward Scranton
Greenville
toward Somerville
Somerville – Jersey City
Local
Claremont
toward Somerville
Communipaw Avenue
toward Elizabethport
Suburban service
to Elizabethport
Arlington Avenue Newark and New York Branch
Claremont
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Elizabeth
toward Chicago
Main Line Terminus
Elizabeth
toward Philadelphia: Chestnut St. or Reading Terminal
Philadelphia Jersey City
Local
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Railroad Following station
Jackson Avenue
toward Buffalo
Main Line
1913–1918
Terminus
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
LocationLiberty State Park
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′26″N 74°2′7″W / 40.70722°N 74.03528°W / 40.70722; -74.03528
Area63 acres (25 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectWilliam H. Peddle, Peabody & Stearns
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.75001138
NJRHP No.1513
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1975
Designated NJRHPAugust 27, 1975

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, also known as Communipaw Terminal and Jersey City Terminal, was the Central Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront passenger terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. The terminal was built in 1889, replacing an earlier one that had been in use since 1864. It operated until April 30, 1967.

It also serviced the Central Railroad of New Jersey-operated Reading Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad during various periods in its 78 years of operation.

The terminal was one of five passenger railroad terminals that lined the Hudson Waterfront during the 19th and 20th centuries, the others being Weehawken, Hoboken, Pavonia and Exchange Place, with Hoboken being the only station that is still in use, as of 2024.

The headhouse was renovated and incorporated into Liberty State Park. The station has been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places since September 12, 1975. It also has been named a New Jersey State Historic Site.