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North Branch station

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 & River Road,
Branchburg, NJ 08853
Coordinates40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
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Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilities1 bicycle rack
Other information
Fare zone18[1]
History
Opened1848[2]
Rebuilt1850, 1860, 1892-1893, 1970[2]
Passengers
201272 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station   NJT   Following station
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  Former services  
Preceding station   Central Railroad of New Jersey   Following station
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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 limited weekday service and no weekend service. The former Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.[4]

Station layout

1  Raritan Valley Line toward High Bridge (White House)
 Raritan Valley Line toward Hoboken or New York (Raritan)

References

  1. ^ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 68. ISBN 1891402072.
  3. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Fire Razes CNJ Station". The Courier-News. January 8, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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