North Branch station

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Coordinates: 40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842
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North Branch
North Branch station as faced from Station Road.
General information
LocationStation Road at Central Place, Branchburg, New Jersey
Coordinates40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842
Owned byNJ Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilities1 bicycle rack
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone18[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 25, 1848[2][3]
Rebuilt1850, 1860, 1892–1893, 1970[4]
Key dates
January 8, 1970Station depot burned[5]
Passengers
201272 (average weekday)[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
White House
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line
weekdays
 Raritan
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
White House
toward Scranton
 Main Line Raritan
toward Jersey City

North Branch is a

Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.[5]

Station layout

The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform. The platform is 192 feet (59 m) long and accommodates a single car.[7]

References

  1. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Original Route of New Jersey Central Railroad Followed Old Post Road Between Plainfield, Elizabethport, Historian Says". The Plainfield Courier-News. December 31, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "N. York, Elizabethtown, Somerville, Easton". The Evening Post. New York, New York. March 14, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ISBN 1891402072
    .
  5. ^ a b "Fire Razes CNJ Station". The Courier-News. January 8, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  7. ^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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