Trenton Transit Center

Trenton Amtrak station New Jersey Transit commuter rail station SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station River Line light rail station
Looking westward along Track 4 towards the center of the station
Station statistics
Address	72 South Clinton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609
Coordinates	40°13′8″N 74°45′15″W / 40.21889°N 74.75417°W / 40.21889; -74.75417Coordinates: 40°13′8″N 74°45′15″W / 40.21889°N 74.75417°W / 40.21889; -74.75417
Line(s)	Amtrak:   Acela Express   Cardinal   Carolinian   Crescent   Keystone Service   Palmetto   Pennsylvanian   Northeast Regional   Silver Star   Silver Meteor   Vermonter New Jersey Transit:   Northeast Corridor Line   River Line SEPTA:   Trenton Line
Connections	NJT Bus: 409, 418, 600, 601, 604, 606, 608, 609, 611, and 619 SEPTA: 127
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	8
Parking	3450 spaces and 68 handicap spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Opened	1863 15 March 2004 (2004-03-15) (NJT River LINE)
Rebuilt	1893, 1976, 2008
Accessible
Station code	TRE
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	22 (NJT Northeast Corridor)[1] 1 (NJT River Line) NJ (SEPTA Trenton Line)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	4,638 (average weekday)[2] (NJT)
Passengers (2013)	425,075[3]  1.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Philadelphia toward Washington, DC Acela Express Metropark toward Boston South Station Vermonter Metropark weekends toward St. Albans Newark Penn weekdays toward St. Albans Philadelphia toward Chicago Cardinal Newark Penn toward New York City Philadelphia toward Charlotte Carolinian Philadelphia toward New Orleans Crescent Philadelphia toward Savannah Palmetto Philadelphia toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Philadelphia toward Miami Silver Meteor Silver Star Cornwells Heights toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Princeton Junction toward New York City Cornwells Heights toward Norfolk, Newport News or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Princeton Junction toward Boston South Station or Springfield NJ Transit Rail Terminus Northeast Corridor Line Hamilton toward New York Penn Station Hamilton Avenue toward Entertainment Center River Line Terminus SEPTA Terminus Trenton Line Levittown toward Temple University     Former services     Pennsylvania Railroad Morrisville toward Chicago Main Line Princeton Junction toward New York City or Exchange Place Morrisville toward Suburban Station Trenton Line Terminus Warren Street toward Manunka Chunk Belvidere Branch

Trenton Transit Center, formerly known as Trenton Rail Station, is the main passenger train station in Trenton, New Jersey. It is the westernmost stop in New Jersey on the Northeast Corridor. It is the terminus for New Jersey Transit trains to and from New York City and SEPTA Trenton Line Regional Rail trains to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an intermediate station for Amtrak trains traveling between the two cities along the Northeast Corridor.

The River Line light rail, which offers service to Camden along the Delaware River, is across the street.

Bus service at the station consists of local New Jersey Transit routes, including Capital Connection buses, serving the New Jersey Capitol Complex, and regional service to Philadelphia via Camden. In addition, the station serves as the northern terminus for SEPTA buses to Oxford Valley Mall. Greyhound Bus service to the station was previously available but has been discontinued.

Facilities

The new facade and entrances of the Trenton Station as of June 2009

Train information boards at Trenton Station 2009

Trenton Transit Center has two levels; the upper level with ticket offices, ticket machines, and two snack kiosks. From that level steps lead down to the two island platforms for the trains. The eastbound island platform (Tracks 1 & 2) also has a newsstand/snack kiosk.

A $56.6 million renovation is currently under way, which will include an addition of a mezzanine level providing additional office and retail space. New lighting, air-conditioning, information displays, escalators, and elevators will also be installed. Construction is anticipated to last two years.

Across the street is the River Line light rail station that connects to Camden, New Jersey.

History

Rail service in Trenton dates back to the days of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, which built a station on East Street in 1837, until it was moved to the current site in 1863. The C&A was merged into the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company in 1867 and acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1893, which replaced the station the same year. As with many Pennsylvania Railroad stations especially in New Jersey, the station became a Penn Central station once the New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroads merged in 1968. Amtrak took over intercity railroad service in 1971, but Penn Central continued to serve commuters, even as it was reduced to little more than a platform in 1972. In 1976, Penn Central built the new Trenton Rail Station just as the railroad was being acquired by Conrail. By 1983, the station became part of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, but also continued to serve Amtrak as well as SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia. From 2006-2008, a major reconstruction project authorized by NJT took place with $46 Million worth of federal aid, and $33 Million worth of state funding^[4] that resulted in the replacement with the current Trenton Transit Center.

See also

• River Line (New Jersey Transit)

References

External links

Media related to Trenton Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons

• NJT rail station information page for Trenton Transit Center
• DepartureVision real time train information for Trenton Transit Center
• NJT Northeast Corridor Line schedule
• NJT River Line station information page for Trenton Transit Center
• River Line schedule

• Amtrak – Stations – Trenton, NJ
• New Jersey Transit Trenton Station Renovation page
• SEPTA - Trenton Transit Center
• Web site showcased in the informational kiosks within the Trenton Transit Center
• Station Building from Google Maps Street View
• Light Rail Station from Google Maps Street View
• Station Building and track platforms from Bing Birds-eye View