Annandale station
Annandale | |||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 46 East Street, Annandale, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°38′42″N 74°52′44″W / 40.6451°N 74.8789°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform[1] | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | 77 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 20[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | July 4, 1852[3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1900 November 1935[4] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Clinton (July 4, 1852–1873)[3] | ||||||||||||
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September 26, 1934 | Station depot burned[5] | ||||||||||||
October 1970 | Station agent removed[6] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 82 (average weekday)[7] | ||||||||||||
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Annandale is the penultimate station heading westbound on
Train service through Annandale came in 1852, when the
Service at the Annandale depot ended in October 1970, as the station agent there and at nearby Hampton were eliminated in favor of warming shelters for passengers, who were commuting as far as Allentown, Pennsylvania to use the station.[6] The station depot constructed in 1934 was razed in 1983.[9]
History
The
When the railroad was completed, the village around Clinton Station began to expand. Boeman added a local tavern to the area on the first village lot, controlling it until 1879. Jacob Young constructed a local trading store around Clinton Station and soon added a grain house to the area. Kinney and Kenna became residents and began working for the railroad through town. In 1873, John T. Johnston, the president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, requested the name of Clinton Station be changed to Annandale when prodded about the name. He chose the name based on his home town of Annandale in Scotland.[10]
Annandale during this time had an abundance of limestone and lime mines through the area that benefitted from the construction of the railroad. During the 1800s, the lime and limestones were mined through the railroad, along with nearby lumber yards that prospered due to their locations near the rail line.[11]
Station layout
The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform. The platform is 203 feet (62 m) long and accommodates two cars.[12]
Poplular Culture
Annandale Station makes an appearance in the Bruce Springsteen song "Stray Bullet" with the lyric:
"In the tall grass we held hands Down by the river we made plans Of what would and would not be It was impossible to see Their black boots shone in the sun They were waiting on the Annandale train when my baby come Little girl with the long black hair"[13]
Bibliography
- Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1891402072.
- Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Everts and Peck.
References
- ^ a b c "Station Park & Ride Guide - Annandale". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 6, 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c Lance, Jr., Howard P. (July 9, 1952). "Quiet Annandale Looks back on Century of History". The Plainfield Courier-News. pp. 1, 26. Retrieved March 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bernhart 2004, p. 69.
- ^ a b "Fire Destroys CNJ Station at Annandale". The Plainfield Courier-News. September 4, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "2 Jersey Central Stations to Close in Hunterdon". The Courier-News. October 14, 1970. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Freight House Nearly Razed". The Plainfield Courier-News. September 8, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leeds, Curtis (January 25, 2010). "NJ Transit promises improvements to Annandale train station". Hunterdon County Democrat. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c Snell 1881, pp. 538.
- ^ a b "Annandale: 1852-2002; The 150th Anniversary Tour" (PDF). Historic Beaver Brook Homestead. October 2, 2002. pp. 7, 27–28. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/BruceSpringsteen/comments/jx3m10/song_of_the_week_alternate_edition_15_stray_bullet/
External links
Media related to Annandale (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons