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| image_caption = North Branch station as faced from Station Road.
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| address = Station Road at Central Place, [[Branchburg, New Jersey]]
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| image_caption=The North Branch station as faced from Station Road.
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| address=Station Road & River Road,<br>[[Branchburg Township, New Jersey]]
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| passengers = 72 (average weekday)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf | title=QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS | publisher=New Jersey Transit | access-date=December 31, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf | archive-date=April 19, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| passengers=72 (average weekday)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf | title=QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS | publisher=New Jersey Transit | accessdate=December 31, 2012 | archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6DEGzJnox | archivedate=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
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| rebuilt = 1850, 1860, 1892&ndash;1893, 1970<ref name="bernhart">{{cite book|last1=Bernhart|first1=Benjamin L.|title=Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment|date=2004|publisher=Outer Station Project|isbn=1891402072|page=68}}</ref>
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'''North Branch''' is a [[New Jersey Transit]] railroad station on the [[Raritan Valley Line]], in the hamlet of [[North Branch, New Jersey|North Branch]] in [[Branchburg Township, New Jersey|Branchburg Township]], [[New Jersey]]. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the [[Printmaking Council of New Jersey]]. North Branch station and the stations west of it have limited weekday service and no weekend service. The former [[Jersey Central Railroad]] station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.<ref name="northbranch">{{cite news|title=Fire Razes CNJ Station|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15303234/north_branch_fire_january_8_1970/|accessdate=November 22, 2017|work=The Courier-News|date=January 8, 1970|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
'''North Branch''' is a [[NJ Transit]] railroad station on the [[Raritan Valley Line]], in the hamlet of [[North Branch, New Jersey|North Branch]] in [[Branchburg, New Jersey|Branchburg]], [[New Jersey]]. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have no weekend service. The former [[Jersey Central Railroad]] station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.<ref name="northbranch">{{cite news|title=Fire Razes CNJ Station|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15303234/north_branch_fire_january_8_1970/|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=The Courier-News|date=January 8, 1970|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
The station has a single low-level asphalt [[side platform]]. The platform is {{convert|192|ft}} long and accommodates a single car.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2020 |title=RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN |url=https://raritanvalleyrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Raritan-One-Seat_Full-Final-Report.pdf |access-date=2023-06-08 | pages=75; 81}}</ref>
{{ja-rail-linem|span=2|pfn=1|nolinkindex=[[Raritan Valley Line]]|linecol=#{{NJT color|Raritan Valley}}|dir=toward [[High Bridge (NJT station)|High Bridge]] <small>([[White House (NJT station)|White House]])</small>|pwidth=50|lwidth=150|dwidth=550|first=2}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1|nolinkindex=Raritan Valley Line|linecol=#{{NJT color|Raritan Valley}}|dir=toward [[Hoboken Terminal|Hoboken]] or [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York]] <small>([[Raritan (NJT station)|Raritan]])</small>|pwidth=50|lwidth=150|dwidth=550|first=3}}


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Latest revision as of 23:27, 26 August 2024

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
Distance39.4 miles (63.4 km) from Jersey City[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilities1 bicycle rack
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone18[2]
History
OpenedSeptember 25, 1848[3][4]
Rebuilt1850, 1860, 1892–1893, 1970[5]
Key dates
January 8, 1970Station depot burned[6]
Passengers
201272 (average weekday)[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
White House
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line
weekdays
 Raritan
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
White House
toward Scranton
 Main Line Raritan
toward Jersey City
Location
Map

North Branch is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have no weekend service. The former Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.[6]

Station layout

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The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform. The platform is 192 feet (59 m) long and accommodates a single car.[8]

References

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  1. ^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
  2. ^ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 68. ISBN 1891402072.
  6. ^ a b "Fire Razes CNJ Station". The Courier-News. January 8, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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