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Monmouth Park
Monmouth Park
	Monmouth Park station in 2010.
General information
Location	Port-Au-Peck Avenue near Myrtle Avenue; Oceanport, New Jersey 07757
Coordinates	40°18′48.53″N 74°0′54.13″W / 40.3134806°N 74.0150361°W
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 gravel side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	19
History
Electrified	1988
Services
Former services
Location
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Monmouth Park is a seasonal NJ Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Oceanport, New Jersey, and serving the current Monmouth Park Racetrack. The first two locations of Monmouth Park were inside now-closed Fort Monmouth. Both those locations had dedicated rail sidings owned by The Monmouth Park Railroad.

Railway service to the current Monmouth Park began in 1946. There were two stations: a diesel-only terminal station, and an electric-compatible station. The diesel-only stop was where the special Pony Express service terminated, until the end of the 2005 racing season. That terminal station was located inside the racetrack's property accessed by a dedicated siding off of the current NJ Transit rail line. ^[1] That service was discontinued afterwards and so this area is no longer used as a train station (since filled over). During the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the area where the single-track station is located served as a hospitality center/entrance.

The mainline electrified station is located approximately 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) from the track's entrance on Port-Au-Peck Avenue. This station is served at least once an hour from approximately 10:30 a.m. until approximately 7 p.m. on Fridays and race days during the racing season.^[2]

Station layout

The station has two low-level gravel surfaced side platforms serving trains in both directions. The northbound platform features bus shelter style protection from the elements along with some benches. The southbound platform features just benches. There are no ticket machines at this station.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ The Monmouth Running Track (Abandoned Rails of New Jersey)
^ "MONMOUTH PARK". njtransit.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

External links

Media related to Monmouth Park (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
Station from Port Au Peck Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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[1] The Monmouth Running Track (Abandoned Rails of New Jersey)

[2] "MONMOUTH PARK". njtransit.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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-'''Monmouth Park''' is a seasonal [[NJ Transit]] commuter rail station on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], located in [[Oceanport, New Jersey]], and serving [[Monmouth Park Racetrack]].
+'''Monmouth Park''' is a seasonal [[NJ Transit]] commuter rail station on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], located in [[Oceanport, New Jersey]], and serving the current [[Monmouth Park Racetrack]].  The first two locations of Monmouth Park were inside now-closed Fort Monmouth.  Both those locations had dedicated rail sidings owned by The Monmouth Park Railroad.
-Railway service to Monmouth Park can be traced as far back as 1892. There were two stations: a diesel-only terminal station, and an electric-compatible station. The diesel-only stop is closer to the entrance of [[Monmouth Park Racetrack]] where the special [[Pony Express (New Jersey Transit)|Pony Express]] service terminated, until the end of the 2005 racing season.<ref>[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Monmouth_Running_Track The Monmouth Running Track (Abandoned Rails of New Jersey)]</ref> That service was discontinued afterwards and so this area is no longer used as a train station (since filled over). During the 2007 Breeders Cup, the area where the single-track station is located served as a hospitality center/entrance.
+Railway service to the current Monmouth Park began in 1946. There were two stations: a diesel-only terminal station, and an electric-compatible station. The diesel-only stop was where the special ''[[Pony Express (New Jersey Transit)|Pony Express]]'' service terminated, until the end of the 2005 racing season.  That terminal station was located inside the racetrack's property accessed by a dedicated siding off of the current NJ Transit rail line.  <ref>[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Monmouth_Running_Track The Monmouth Running Track (Abandoned Rails of New Jersey)]</ref> That service was discontinued afterwards and so this area is no longer used as a train station (since filled over). During the [[2007 Breeders' Cup|2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships]], the area where the single-track station is located served as a hospitality center/entrance.
-The mainline electrified station is located approximately 1/4 mile from the track's main entrance on Port-Au-Peck Avenue. This station is served at least once an hour from approximately 10:30 a.m. until approximately 7 p.m. every day during racing season.
+The mainline electrified station is located approximately {{convert|1/4|mi}} from the track's entrance on Port-Au-Peck Avenue. This station is served at least once an hour from approximately 10:30&nbsp;a.m. until approximately 7 p.m. on Fridays and race days during the racing season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/summer/Summer_Monmouth.html|title=MONMOUTH PARK|website=njtransit.com|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>
-__NOTOC__
 ==Station layout==
+The station has two low-level gravel surfaced side platforms serving trains in both directions. The northbound platform features bus shelter style protection from the elements along with some benches. The southbound platform features just benches. There are no [[Ticket machine|ticket machines]] at this station.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=&nbsp;|first=3|nidx=[[North Jersey Coast Line]]|col=#{{NJT color|North Jersey Coast}}|dir=← toward [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York]] or [[Hoboken Terminal|Hoboken]] <small>([[Little Silver (NJT station)|Little Silver]])</small><br>{{0|→}} toward [[Bay Head (NJT station)|Bay Head]] <small>([[Long Branch (NJT station)|Long Branch]])</small> →|lwidth=200}}
 ==References==