North Elizabeth station

North Elizabeth
North Elizabeth station looking north
Location 1180 North Avenue
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°40′48.24″N 74°12′22.70″W / 40.6800667°N 74.2063056°W / 40.6800667; -74.2063056Coordinates: 40°40′48.24″N 74°12′22.70″W / 40.6800667°N 74.2063056°W / 40.6800667; -74.2063056
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s) Northeast Corridor
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections NJT Bus: 112
Construction
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 5[1]
History
Rebuilt February 1987
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 500 (weekday)[2] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Trenton
Northeast Corridor Line
toward Bay Head
North Jersey Coast Line

North Elizabeth is a lightly used NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Service at this station is limited. As of November 9, 2014, there are six trains (up from four) on weekends and holidays, and a total of 61 (up from 49) trains on weekdays. (Elizabeth station a mile away has 83 trains on weekend/holidays and 117 on weekdays.)

The present station was opened by NJ Transit in February 1987, replacing a stop with low-level platforms.

Station layout

This station has two side platforms and four tracks. Each platform has a staircase at their northern ends going down to North Avenue, which crosses under the tracks and another at their southern ends going up Hand Place, which crosses above the tracks. The station house and small parking lot as at the North Avenue end on the New York-bound platform. A larger parking lot is on the southbound platform.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 4 ← Northeast Corridor Line toward Rahway, Jersey Avenue or Trenton (Elizabeth)
← North Jersey Coast Line toward South Amboy, Long Branch or Bay Head (Elizabeth)
Track 3 ← Northeast Corridor Line PM express service does not stop here
← Amtrak Northeast Corridor services do not stop here
Track 2 Amtrak Northeast Corridor services do not stop here →
Northeast Corridor Line AM express service does not stop here →
Track 1 Northeast Corridor Line toward New York (Newark Airport) →
North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Newark Airport) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Station building and parking

References

  1. ↑ "Northeast Corridor Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
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