North Branch station

North Branch

The North Branch station as faced from Station Road.
Location Station Road & River Road,
Branchburg Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842Coordinates: 40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
  Raritan Valley Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities 1 bicycle rack
Other information
Fare zone 18[1]
History
Opened 1848[2]
Rebuilt 1850, 1860, 1892-1893, 1970[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 72 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward High Bridge
Raritan Valley Line

North Branch is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg Township, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have limited weekday service and no weekend service.

Station layout

1 ■ Raritan Valley Line toward High Bridge (White House)
■ Raritan Valley Line toward Hoboken or New York (Raritan)

References

  1. ↑ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 68. ISBN 1891402072.
  3. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.

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