Raritan (NJT station)

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Raritan

Raritan Station facing eastward towards the Newark-bound train.
Station statistics
Address 20 Railroad Avenue,
Raritan, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°34′15″N 74°38′04″W / 40.5707°N 74.6344°W / 40.5707; -74.6344Coordinates: 40°34′15″N 74°38′04″W / 40.5707°N 74.6344°W / 40.5707; -74.6344
Line(s)
  Raritan Valley Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Fare zone 17[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2012)638 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line
toward Hoboken
Raritan Station
Location Anderson and Thompson Sts., Raritan, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°34′14″N 74°38′4″W / 40.57056°N 74.63444°W / 40.57056; -74.63444
Area 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built 1890
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Governing body State
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference # 84002824[3]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984

Raritan is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, north of the town center on Thompson Street. The station building is south of the tracks in the main parking lot and was built in the early 1890s. There are also three other small lots for this station.

Raritan is the westernmost stop served by most Raritan Valley Line trains, as well as daily service. Service between Raritan and High Bridge operates during weekdays only.

In 1984 the building was added to the National Register of Historical Places.[4] The station house now houses the local VFW Post inside. A small section is still open during the winter with heaters so passengers do not have to wait outside.

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. ↑ National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey

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