Plainfield (NJT station)

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Plainfield
Station statistics
Address North Avenue, between
Gavett Place and Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
Line(s)
  Raritan Valley Line
Connections NJT Bus: 59, 65, 66, 113, 114, 819, 822, and 986
(all buses except 986 on Watchung Avenue)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities Yes; Bike Racks
Other information
Accessible
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Fare zone 11[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2012)893 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line
toward Hoboken
Plainfield Station
Location North Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°37′6″N 74°25′15″W / 40.61833°N 74.42083°W / 40.61833; -74.42083Coordinates: 40°37′6″N 74°25′15″W / 40.61833°N 74.42083°W / 40.61833; -74.42083
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1902 (1902)
Architectural style Renaissance
Governing body State
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference # 84002837[3]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984

Plainfield is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It was the westmost station on the line with ADA accessibility, until Somerville station's new high-level platforms were opened on December 7, 2010.[4] One of two train stations in Plainfield, this station serves the central part of the city. The ticket office and waiting area are in the south side station house (the eastbound platform).

History

Plainfield Station was originally built by Bradford L. Gilbert and Joseph Osgood for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1902. As with the rest of the CNJ, the station was subsidized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in 1964 and absorbed into Conrail in 1976. The station is one of the two surviving CNJ stations in Plainfield (the other being Netherwood Station), whereas they community previously had five; the other three being at Grant Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and another station named Evona. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984, along with Netherwood. Despite its status as an NRHP listed station, the station faced a reconstruction project in 2010, and kept its listing.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  4. ↑ "Somerville Station: New High-Level Platforms Open Tuesday, December 7". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 

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