List of stations on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Broad Street entrance to the former Lafayette Street terminal of the Newark and New York Railroad
Main Line
At its peak, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Main Line led from Jersey City, New Jersey to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Many of these stations became part of New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line or have had service reintroduced to the location as part of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, such as West 8th Street Station in Bayonne.
There has also been discussion of reintroducing rail service to former CNJ stations such as Phillipsburg or Scranton.
| City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | Liberty Street (Ferry Terminal)[1][2] | |||
| Jersey City | Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (aka Communipaw Terminal)[1][2][3] | 1864 | April 30, 1967 | Partially preserved in Liberty State Park |
| Claremont[2] | ||||
| VanNostrand Place[1][2] | Richard Street station (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) | |||
| Greenville[1][2] | Danforth Avenue station[4] (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) | |||
| Bayonne | Pamrapo (East 49th Street)[1] | 45th Street Station (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) is four blocks to the south | ||
| Bayonne (between 32nd and 33rd) | 34th Street Station (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) | |||
| Centreville (between 26th and 27th Streets)[1] | East 22nd Street (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) is four blocks to the south | |||
| Bergen Point[1] | West 8th Street (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail) | |||
| Elizabeth | Elizabethport[1][2] | 1967 | CNJ Transfer station to (Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch) | |
| Spring Street[1][2] | ||||
| Elizabeth[1][2] | 1967 | Currently a bar and café. CNJ Transfer station to PRR - Elizabeth Station (now NJT) before Aldene Connection | ||
| Elmora Avenue[1][2] | 1967 | |||
| Roselle Park | Lorraine | 1967 | ||
| Roselle-Roselle Park[1][2] | Roselle Park (Raritan Valley Line) | |||
| Aldene[2] | ||||
| Cranford | Cranford[1][2] | Cranford (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Garwood | Garwood[2] | Garwood (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Westfield | Westfield[1][2] | Westfield (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Fanwood | Fanwood[1][2] | Fanwood (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Plainfield | Netherwood[2] | Netherwood (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Plainfield[1][2] | Plainfield (Raritan Valley Line) | |||
| Grant Avenue[2] | ||||
| Clinton Avenue | ||||
| Evona[2] | ||||
| Dunellen | Dunellen[1][2] | Dunellen (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Middlesex | Middlesex | |||
| Bound Brook | Bound Brook[1][2] | Bound Brook (Raritan Valley Line (Currently a restaurant)) | ||
| Bridgewater | Calco | Replaced by Bridgewater Station (Raritan Valley Line (Formerly CALCO)) | ||
| Bound Brook Junction | No station building. Junction point with Reading Co. to Philadelphia | |||
| Manville-Finderne[1][2] | 2006 | Manville-Finderne Station removed in the 1970s and service ended in 2006 | ||
| Somerville | Somerville[1][2] | Somerville (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Raritan | Raritan[1][2] | Raritan (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Branchburg Township | North Branch[1][2] | North Branch (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Lanes Crossing | ||||
| Whitehouse Station | White House[1][2] | Whitehouse Station (Raritan Valley Line (Readington Twp Library)) | ||
| Lebanon | Lebanon[1][2] | Lebanon (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| Annandale | Annandale[1][2] | Annandale (Raritan Valley Line) | ||
| High Bridge | High Bridge[1][2] | High Bridge (Raritan Valley Line) Junction point with (High Bridge Branch) to Califon, Long Valley and Morris County | ||
| Glen Gardner | Glen Gardner[2] | 1983 | ||
| Hampton | Junction[2] | Junction with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Hampton Branch. | ||
| Hampton | 1983 | |||
| Westend Hampton | ||||
| Bethlehem Township | Ludlow-Asbury[2] | 1983 | ||
| Valley[2] | ||||
| Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury[1][2] | 1983 | ||
| Springtown[1][2] | ||||
| Greenwich[1] | ||||
| Phillipsburg | Phillipsburg[1][2] | 1983 | ||
| New Jersey – Pennsylvania state line at Phillipsburg | ||||
| Easton | Easton[1][2] | |||
| Freemansburg | Freemansburg[2] | |||
| Bethlehem | Bethlehem[2] | |||
| Allentown | Allentown | |||
| Northampton | Northampton | |||
| Treichlers | Treichlers | |||
| Palmerton | Palmerton | |||
| Jim Thorpe | Jim Thorpe | |||
| Nesquehoning | Nesquehoning Junction | |||
| Glen Summit | Glen Summit | |||
| Penobscot | Penobscot | |||
| Laurel Run | Laurel Run | |||
| Ashley | Ashley | |||
| Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre | Luzerne County purchased the station in 2006, but has not yet been restored or opened for businesses due to a lack of funds from the County Redevelopment Authority[5] | ||
| Hudson | ||||
| Minooka Junction | ||||
| Miner's Mills | ||||
| Taylor | ||||
| Scranton | Scranton Site filled in, now occupied by a bank.] | Part of a redevelopment project to use the space for a restaurant, retail space and offices[6] | ||
Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch and New York & Long Branch RR
At Elizabethport, the Jersey Central's Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch split from the Main Line and ran as far as Woodbridge Jct, where it commenced a joint operation with the Pennsylvania Railroad known as the New York and Long Branch Railroad. The NY&LB ran as far as Bay Head Junction, NJ.
| City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret | Carteret | |||
| Sewaren | Sewaren | |||
| Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy | Still in service as NJT's Perth Amboy station. | ||
| South Amboy | South Amboy | Still in service as NJT's South Amboy station. | ||
| Cliffwood | ||||
| Matawan | Matawan | Still in service as NJT's Aberdeen-Matawan station. | ||
| Hazlet | Hazlet | Still in service as NJT's Hazlet station. | ||
| Middletown | Middletown | Still in service as NJT's Middletown station. | ||
| Red Bank | Red Bank | Still in service as NJT's Red Bank station. | ||
| Little Silver | Little Silver | Still in service as NJT's Little Silver station. | ||
| Long Branch | Long Branch | |||
| West End | ||||
| Long Branch | Elberon | Still in service as NJT's Elberon station. | ||
| Deal | Deal | |||
| Allenhurst | Allenhurst | Still in service as NJT's Allenhurst station. | ||
| Asbury Park | North Asbury Park | |||
| Asbury Park | Asbury Park | Still in service as NJT's Asbury Park station. | ||
| Bradley Beach | Bradley Beach | Still in service as NJT's Bradley Beach station. | ||
| Avon-by-the-Sea | Avon | |||
| Belmar | Belmar | Still in service as Belmar station | ||
| Spring Lake | Spring Lake | Still in service as Spring Lake station | ||
| Manasquan | Manasquan | Still in service as Manasquan station | ||
| Brielle | Brielle | |||
| Point Pleasant Beach | Point Pleasant | Still in service as Point Pleasant Beach station | ||
| Bay Head | Bay Head Junction | Still in service as Bay Head station |
Freehold Branch
South from Matawan, the CNJ operated the following stations:
| City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwell Street | ||||
| Freneau | ||||
| Morganville | ||||
| Wickatunk | ||||
| Bradevelt | ||||
| Marlboro | ||||
| East Freehold | ||||
| Freehold | A connection was provided to Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad |
Seashore Branch
East from Matawan, the CNJ operated the following stations:
| City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyport | Keyport | |||
| Union Beach | Union Beach | |||
| Keansburg | Keansburg | |||
| Middletown | Port Monmouth | |||
| Middletown | Belford | |||
| Middletown | Leonardo | |||
| Atlantic Highlands | Atlantic Highlands | A steamboat connection was available to New York City. Service east of Atlantic Highlands ended in 1958. | ||
| Hiltons | ||||
| Water Witch | ||||
| Highlands | Highlands | |||
| Middletown | Sandy Hook / Fort Hancock | |||
| Highlands Beach | ||||
| Navesink Beach | ||||
| Normandy | ||||
| Sea Bright | ||||
| Monmouth Beach | ||||
| North Long Branch | ||||
| East Long Branch |
Newark and New York Railroad
Further information: Newark and New York Railroad
The Newark and New York Railroad opened in 1869 and ran between the CRRNJ Terminal and Broad Street in Newark
Southern Branch
In 1917, the CNJ took over the New Jersey Southern Railroad. It was along this trackage that the CNJ operated its most famous train, The Blue Comet, which ran from Jersey City to Winslow Junction, and then along The Reading Co's Atlantic City Railroad trackage to Atlantic City. South from Red Bank, the CNJ operated the following stations:
| City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | |||
| Eatontown | Eatontown | |||
| Colts Neck | Earle | |||
| Farmingdale | Farmingdale | |||
| Lakewood | Lakewood | |||
| Lakewood | South Lakewood | |||
| Lakehurst | Lakehurst | |||
| Whiting | Whiting | |||
| Winslow Twp | Winslow Junction | |||
| Vineland | Vineland | |||
| Bridgeton | Bridgeton Junction | |||
| Mauricetown | Mauricetown | |||
| Bivalve | Bivalve |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 Travelers' official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 1970-06-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 Travelers official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1893.
- ↑ "Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal". Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ↑ French, Kenneth (2002). Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City. Images of Rail. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7385-0966-2.
- ↑ Learn-Andes, Jennifer. "2 appraisals performed on station tract" Luzerne County Reporter. July 28, 2010.
- ↑ Gaffney, Kristeen, et al. "All Aboard. Scranton's Comeback on the Right Track."