Long Branch (NJT station)

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Coordinates: 40°17′48.87″N, 73°59′17.31″W

Long Branch

Station statistics

Lines

North Jersey Coast Line

Connections

NJT Bus: 831 and 837
Academy Bus: Route 36
(on 3 Avenue)
Shore Points
(on Bath Avenue)

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Accessible

Owned by

New Jersey Transit

Fare zone

Traffic

Passengers (2005)

355,940 ▬ 0%

Services

Preceding station		New Jersey Transit		Following station
Elberon toward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line		Monmouth Park toward Hoboken or New York Penn

Long Branch is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, and serving Long Branch, West Long Branch and Eatontown.

It is the terminus of both diesel and electric service; a transfer is needed to continue the journey. Located in the heart of downtown Long Branch between grade crossings at Bath and Westwood Avenues, the station features a single high level island platform. Passengers arriving from Bay Head destined for New York platform on the eastbound track and must change trains across the platform to an electric local or express train. Long Branch Station features a large 16-track storage and maintenance yard for all New York-bound electric trains arriving and waiting to depart.