Absecon station

Absecon
Station platform in January 2018.
Location South Station Avenue and Ohio Avenue
Absecon, NJ 08201
Coordinates 39°25′27″N 74°30′06″W / 39.4241°N 74.5016°W / 39.4241; -74.5016Coordinates: 39°25′27″N 74°30′06″W / 39.4241°N 74.5016°W / 39.4241; -74.5016
Owned by NJ Transit
Line(s)
  Atlantic City Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Connections NJT Bus: 508, 554, 559
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking 170 spaces plus 6 ADA spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code ABN (Amtrak)
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 238 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Philadelphia
Atlantic City Line
Terminus

Absecon is a NJ Transit station in Absecon, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It is located at South Station and Ohio Avenues.

In 1938, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered the elimination of grade crossings in Absecon. The project was more than a mile long and covered five crossings. By this time, the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (who owned it at the time) was five years old. the railroad was already working on acquiring land in August of that year. Due to the need to span Absecon Creek and Shore Road, an 'unusual' concrete and steel trestle was planned. It appears that the project was funded, at least in part, by the Public Works Administration. In March 1940, the project reportedly cost $1.5 million and included a 'fireproof' station level with the elevated tracks. Even with the 1989 upgrade of the line owned by NJ Transit, most of the Absecon station still survives 72 years later.

Station layout

2F
Platform level		 New Jersey Transit ← Atlantic City Line toward 30th Street (Egg Harbor City)
→ Atlantic City Line toward Atlantic City (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
1G Street Level NJT Bus Route 554 & 559

References

  1. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
Absecon Station view from White Horse Pike


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