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) Elizabeth station in October 2019; Central Railroad of New Jersey station tower at center | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 West Grand Street Elizabeth, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 74°12′57″W / 40.6668°N 74.2158°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 26, 48, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, and 112 Coach USA: 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 3, 1835 (inaugural train) December 21, 1835 (regular passenger service)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2019–2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 8, 1932[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| May 1971 | Station depot caught fire[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 3,807 (weekday)[4] (NJT) | |||||||||||||||||
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NJ Transit Elizabeth is a New Jersey Transit station in Midtown in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 15.4 miles (24.8 km) southwest of New York Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. It is between Broad Street and West Grand Street on an embankment and viaduct. This station is often called Broad Street Elizabeth to distinguish it from North Elizabeth station. A number of bus lines have stops nearby.
History
In January 2015 it was announced that a new station house, platforms, and stairways would be built, a project estimated to cost $55 million (2015 USD).[5] The design was made in coordination with Amtrak (which owns the NEC but ended Elizabeth stops about 1973) which plans to add a fifth track.[6] The station is next to the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station. Funding was approved in 2018,[7][8][9] and includes the creation of a transit plaza between the two stations.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2022.[16]
Station layout
The station has two high-level side platforms; Amtrak's Northeast Corridor trains do not stop.
| P Platform level | Side platform, doors open on the right | |
| Track 4 | ← Northeast Corridor Line toward Rahway, Jersey Avenue or Trenton (Linden) ← North Jersey Coast Line toward South Amboy, Long Branch or Bay Head (Linden) | |
| Track 3 | ← Northeast Corridor Line PM express service does not stop here ← Amtrak trains do not stop | |
| Track 2 | Amtrak services do not stop here → Northeast Corridor Line AM express service does not stop → | |
| Track 1 | Northeast Corridor Line toward New York (North Elizabeth or Newark Airport) → North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (North Elizabeth or Newark Airport) → | |
| Side platform, doors open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Station building and parking |
See also
- List of New Jersey Transit stations
- Mid-Town Historic District
References
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (June 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1835" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. pp. 51, 54. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "Electric Train Service Started by P.R.R. Today". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. December 8, 1932. pp. 1, 11. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burks, Edward C. (February 11, 1973). "Elizabeth's Station Gets 'Sidetracked'". The New York Times. p. 90. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Lannan, Katie (January 12, 2015). "$55 million redesign, two-story building planned for Elizabeth NJ Transit station". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ "Critical Infrastructure Needs on the Northeast Corridor" (PDF). Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "$55 million redesign, two-story building planned for Elizabeth NJ Transit station". Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "NJ Transit moves forward with Elizabeth Station reconstruction". Railway Track and Structures. April 12, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Douglas John (January 12, 2015). "Plans for NJT Elizabeth station upgrade touted". Railway Age. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS DESIGN PLANS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ELIZABETH STATION" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "NEC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO NEW JERSEY" (PDF). ARP. January 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "NJ Transit approves contracts to upgrade Elizabeth Station - Railway Technology". April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ https://eu.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/traffic/commuting/2019/10/01/nj-transit-breaks-ground-new-northeast-corridor-elizabeth-station/3821481002/
