Atco station
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Atco | |||||||||||
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 The station platform at Atco, as seen facing westbound towards Lindenwold station on New Year's Eve in 2011. | |||||||||||
| Location | Route 73, Waterford Township, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°47′01″N 74°54′28″W / 39.7836°N 74.9078°WCoordinates: 39°47′01″N 74°54′28″W / 39.7836°N 74.9078°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 554 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 189 free spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike racks | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ATO (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 23, 1989 (Amtrak)[1] September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)[2] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 120 (average weekday)[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Atco is a train station in Atco, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It serves NJ Transit trains, and the local 554 bus route.
Its Amtrak station code is ATO. Eastbound service is offered to Atlantic City and Westbound service is offered to Philadelphia. The station is near the site of what used to be a National Amusements Multiplex Cinema and the Atco Dragway, member facility of the National Hot Rod Association. The station is accessible from Route 73 and the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30).
Station layout[]
| 1 | ■ Atlantic City Line | ← toward 30th Street (Lindenwold) toward Atlantic City (Hammonton) → |
References[]
- ^ Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Atco station at Wikimedia Commons
- NJT rail station information page for Atco station
- DepartureVision real time train information for Atco station
- Station on Google Maps Street View
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- NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
- Railway stations in Camden County, New Jersey
- Waterford Township, New Jersey
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in New Jersey
- New Jersey railway station stubs