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{{Short description|NJ Transit rail station}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox Station
{{Infobox Station
| name=Belmar
| name=Belmar
| style=NJT Rail
| style=NJ Transit
| image=Belmar station.jpg
| image=Belmar station.jpg
| image_size=
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| image_caption=Belmar station facing towards the Shark River drawbridge in Belmar in January 2018.
| image_caption=Belmar station facing towards the [[Shark River Draw|Shark River Drawbridge]] in Belmar in January 2018.
| address= Belmar Plaza, between 9th & 10th Avenues<br>[[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar, NJ]] 07719
| address= Belmar Plaza, between 9th and 10th Avenues<br>[[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar, NJ]] 07719
| coordinates={{coord|40|10|49|N|74|01|39|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates={{coord|40|10|49|N|74|01|39|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}
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| line=
| line={{Rail color box|system=NJT|line=North Jersey Coast}}
| other={{bus icon|12px|NJT Bus}} '''[[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit Bus]]''': [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300-399)|317]] and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (800-880)|830]]
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[NJ Transit Bus]]: {{NJ bus link|317|830}}
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks=2
| tracks=2
| parking=
| parking=Yes
| bicycle=
| bicycle=Yes
| baggage_check=
| baggage_check=
| passengers=305 (average weekday)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf |title=QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS |publisher=New Jersey Transit |date=December 27, 2012 |accessdate=December 27, 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6DEGzJnox?url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf |archivedate=December 27, 2012 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
| passengers=305 (average weekday)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf |title=QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS |publisher=New Jersey Transit |date=December 27, 2012 |access-date=December 27, 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>
| pass_year=2012
| pass_year=2012
| pass_percent=
| pass_percent=
| opened=September&nbsp;14, 1875<ref name="1875opening">{{cite news |title=State and County Items |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75195151/ocean-beach-september-18-1975/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |work=The Matawan Journal |date=September 18, 1875 |page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
| opened=
| closed=
| closed=
| rebuilt=
| rebuilt=
| former=Ocean Beach (September&nbsp;14, 1875&ndash;1889)<ref name="1875opening" /><ref name="rename1889">{{cite news |title=Another Change in Prospect |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75195373/belmar-may-8-1889/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |work=The Red Bank Register |date=May 8, 1889 |page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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| ADA=
| accessible=No
| electrified=No
| code=
| code=
| owned=NJ Transit
| owned=NJ Transit
| zone=22
| zone=22
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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=NJ Transit|line=North Jersey Coast|left=Spring Lake|right=Bradley Beach}}
| services={{s-rail|title=NJT}}
| other_services_header = Former services
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{{s-line|system=NJT|line=North Jersey Coast|previous=Spring Lake|next=Bradley Beach}}
| other_services_collapsible = yes
{{s-note|text=Former&nbsp;services}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York and Long Branch Railroad|line=Main Line|left=Como|right=Avon}}
{{s-rail|title=Central Railroad of New Jersey}}
{{s-line|system=Central Railroad of New Jersey|line=NY&LB|previous=Spring Lake|next=Avon}}
{{s-line|system=Central Railroad of New Jersey|line=NY&LB|previous=Como|next=Avon|branch=until 1934}}
{{s-rail-next|title=PRR}}
{{s-line|system=PRR|line=North Coast|previous=Spring Lake|next=Avon}}
{{s-line|system=PRR|line=Camden-Long Branch|previous=Spring Lake|next=Bradley Beach}}
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'''Belmar''' is a railway station in [[Belmar, New Jersey]], [[United States]]. It is served by trains on [[NJ Transit]]'s [[North Jersey Coast Line]].
'''Belmar''' is a [[commuter railroad|commuter rail]] station in the borough of [[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]] on [[New Jersey Transit]]'s [[North Jersey Coast Line]]. The station is not accessible for those with disabilities as part of the [[Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990]].


==Station layout==
== History ==
Belmar station opened as part of an extension from [[Asbury Park station|Asbury Park&ndash;Ocean Grove station]] of the [[New York and Long Branch Railroad]] on September&nbsp;14, 1875, as '''Ocean Beach''' station. The name of the station was changed to Belmar when the municipality changed its name from Ocean Beach to Elcho to Belmar in a month's span in 1889.<ref name="rename1889" />
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The station has two low-level asphalt [[side platform]]s.


==Station layout==
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The station has two low-level brick cobblestone [[side platform]]s.
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray" rowspan=5 width=75|'''Ground/<br>platform level'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|Track '''1'''
|← [[North Jersey Coast Line|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|North Jersey Coast}}>'''North Jersey Coast Line'''</span>]] toward [[Bay Head station|Bay Head]] <small>([[Spring Lake station|Spring Lake]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Track '''2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} [[North Jersey Coast Line|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|North Jersey Coast}}>'''North Jersey Coast Line'''</span>]] toward [[Long Branch station|Long Branch]], [[Hoboken Terminal|Hoboken]] or [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York]] <small>([[Bradley Beach station|Bradley Beach]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=600|Station building, ticket machine and parking
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Stations on the North Jersey Coast Line]]
[[Category:Stations on the North Jersey Coast Line]]
[[Category:Belmar, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Belmar, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in New Jersey]]




Latest revision as of 01:29, 21 December 2024

Belmar
Belmar station facing towards the Shark River Drawbridge in Belmar in January 2018.
General information
LocationBelmar Plaza, between 9th and 10th Avenues
Belmar, NJ 07719
Coordinates40°10′49″N 74°01′39″W / 40.18028°N 74.02750°W / 40.18028; -74.02750
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 317, 830
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone22
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 1875[1]
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesOcean Beach (September 14, 1875–1889)[1][2]
Passengers
2012305 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Spring Lake
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Bradley Beach
toward New York Penn Station
Former services
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
Como
toward Bay Head Junction
 Main Line Avon
toward Perth Amboy
Location
Map

Belmar is a commuter rail station in the borough of Belmar, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. The station is not accessible for those with disabilities as part of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

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Belmar station opened as part of an extension from Asbury Park–Ocean Grove station of the New York and Long Branch Railroad on September 14, 1875, as Ocean Beach station. The name of the station was changed to Belmar when the municipality changed its name from Ocean Beach to Elcho to Belmar in a month's span in 1889.[2]

Station layout

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The station has two low-level brick cobblestone side platforms.

References

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  1. ^ a b "State and County Items". The Matawan Journal. September 18, 1875. p. 2. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Another Change in Prospect". The Red Bank Register. May 8, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
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