Jefferson station is a

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station in

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. It is located on Bay Street just west of Jefferson Street in

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History

The Jefferson station was one of three original

stations that opened in June 1989 on the initial Phase I-A segment. It stands between

LaVilla station The Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla (JRTC) is an intermodal transit station in Jacksonville, Florida. It serves the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) bus system, the First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit (BRT) sys ...

to the west and

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to the east on the initial Phase I-A segment. All three stations were closed between December 1996 and December 1997, when the Skyway system switched from

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technology. 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 The Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla (JRTC) is an intermodal transit station in Jacksonville, Florida. It serves the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) bus system, the First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit (BRT) sys ...

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entrance from Google Maps Street View
Jacksonville Skyway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989 1989 establishments in Florida Railway stations in the United States closed in 2020 {{JacksonvilleFL-stub