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Berkeley Heights station

Coordinates: 40°40′56.75″N 74°26′33.75″W / 40.6824306°N 74.4427083°W / 40.6824306; -74.4427083
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40°40′56.75″N 74°26′33.75″W / 40.6824306°N 74.4427083°W / 40.6824306; -74.4427083

Berkeley Heights
The Berkeley Heights station facing towards the Lackawanna Railroad station depot.
General information
Location161 Sherman Avenue, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code706 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone11
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[2]
Rebuilt1899[3]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[4]
Key dates
1960Station agency closed[5]
Passengers
2017471 (average weekday)[6][7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Gillette
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Murray Hill
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Gillette
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Murray Hill
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Berkeley Heights is an active commuter railroad train station in the borough of Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey. Operated by New Jersey Transit, the station services trains on the Gladstone Branch between Summit and Gladstone.

History

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Berkeley Heights station opened on January 29, 1872, with the opening of the New Jersey West Line Railroad from Summit to Bernardsville. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad built the current station depot in 1899. The station retained agent services until 1960.

Station layout

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The station has one low-level side platform, two tracks, and a standing station depot. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

References

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  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1981). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century. Vol. 2. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. p. 725. ISBN 0-9603398-3-3.
  4. ^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Railroad to Drop Area Ticket Agent". The Courier-News. Plainfield, New Jersey. February 25, 1960. p. 28. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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