Metropark (NJT station)
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| Address | 100 Middlesex-Essex Turnpike Iselin, NJ |
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| Lines | Amtrak:
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 3,615 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1972 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2010 (refurbishment) | ||||||||||
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| Code | MET | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 362,355  1% |
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Metropark is the name of a train station in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, which is served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains on the Northeast Corridor Line. Metropark Station takes its name from a nearby office park in Iselin, a neighborhood in Woodbridge Township.
As of 2004, Metropark was the twenty-fifth-busiest Amtrak station by annual boardings, with 178,972 that year[1]. While Amtrak trains skip many stations between Trenton Rail Station and Penn Station in Newark, most Amtrak trains stop at Metropark. New Jersey Transit reports that on an average weekday, about 7,200 passengers board at Metropark. In all, the station serves nearly four million passengers a year.
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[edit] History
Metropark was first proposed in late 1968, under a plan introduced by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).[2]
The Metropark station was dedicated on November 11, 1971 by Amtrak.[3] Commuter trains began stopping at Metropark in 1972, and two nearby stations, Iselin and Colonia, were closed.
In January 2007, NJ Transit announced a nearly $30 million renovation plan for the station, to be completed by 2010.[4].
[edit] Available service
The Metropark station is served by these Amtrak routes:
The station is also served by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor commuter rail line, as well as connecting bus services.
Metropark was named after the Metroliner, an Amtrak train with planned station stops in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
[edit] Parking
Metropark has a multi-story parking facility that is open 24/7. The daily parking fee is $6.00 per day (24 hrs). Annual, semi-annual, and quarterly parking permits are available for discounted rates (approx $2.80/day). Permit holders park in a separate, but adjoining garage.
[edit] Station physical location
100 Middlesex-Essex Turnpike
Iselin, New Jersey 08830
The station lies within the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, close to the border with Edison, north of the intersection of Thornall Street and Wood Avenue. It is accessible via Exits 130, 131, 131A, or 131B of the Garden State Parkway.
[edit] References
- ^ TABLE 1-8 Top 50 Amtrak Stations by Number of Boardings: Fiscal Year 2004, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, accessed June 1, 2006
- ^ "Commuter Rail Station in Jersey to Have Parking for 776 Cars", The New York Times, December 29, 1968. p. 54
- ^ "Park-and-Ride Rail Station Is Dedicated in Jersey", The New York Times, November 12, 1971. p. 49
- ^ Metropark to get $30 million makeover, Edison-Metuchen Sentinel, January 4, 2007.
[edit] Sources
- New Jersey Transit's Capital Improvement Program: Metropark Platform Rehabilitation
- PRR Chronology, late 1970 and 1971
- PRR Chronology, 1972
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