South Amboy station
South Amboy | |||||||||||||
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South Amboy station in April 2015. | |||||||||||||
Location |
119 S Broadway South Amboy, NJ 08879 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°WCoordinates: 40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 13[1] | ||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 2010 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | 1938 | ||||||||||||
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Passengers (2012) | 1,050 (average weekday)[2] | ||||||||||||
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South Amboy is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2½ miles south of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles northwest of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many still do. This station is located at grade level on Mason Street, and has a high-level island platform serving two tracks.
Station layout
South Amboy station has been upgraded for full ADA access. Phase One of the project included the building of a new pedestrian overpass allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The bridge cost a total of $4.8M when it opened on 14 March 2005.[3]
The second engineering and construction phase consisted of replacing the two original low-level side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level island platform[4] and a reconstruction of the current station building.[3] Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage.[4] The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29M.[5] The second phase of improvements was completed on January 5, 2010.[6]
M | Overpass | Connection between platform and station building, parking |
P Platform level |
Track 1 | ← North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Aberdeen – Matawan) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Track 2 | North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Perth Amboy) → | |
References
- ↑ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- 1 2 NJ Transit opens pedestrian overpass at South Amboy station Progressive Railroading
- 1 2 NJ Transit proceeds with Penn, South Amboy station projects Progressive Railroading
- ↑ Passenger Railroads' MOW plans Progressive Railroading
- ↑ "Officials Mark Completion of South Amboy Station Improvements" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. January 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.