Avenel station

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Avenel
Avenel Station with Sunday train.JPG
Train passing through Avenel station
LocationAvenel Street
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Coordinates40°34′42.36″N 74°16′38.14″W / 40.5784333°N 74.2772611°W / 40.5784333; -74.2772611Coordinates: 40°34′42.36″N 74°16′38.14″W / 40.5784333°N 74.2772611°W / 40.5784333; -74.2772611
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
Rebuilt1940, 1992[1]
Passengers
2012166 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Woodbridge
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Rahway
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
toward Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Rahway
Terminus

Avenel is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail station located in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. From 1985 to 2019 there was no weekend service and limited weekday service, but on September 8, 2019 increased weekend service debuted at Avenel along with increased weekday service, with a further increase on November 8, 2020.[3][4] It is located on the North Jersey Coast Line between Rahway and Woodbridge stations. The station is one of three located in Woodbridge, with the Woodbridge station joining it on the North Jersey Coast Line and Metropark station serving the Iselin section of Woodbridge on the Northeast Corridor Line.

The station has two short three-car high-level side platforms on two tracks with tactile warning strips and lampposts. It had been slated for closing by New Jersey Transit because of the excessive costs of adding elevators for handicapped access.[5] Ramps were installed instead to each platform at their southern ends.

Station layout[]

The station is located directly over Avenel Street, which has a staircase on its northern sidewalk going up to each platform. The staircase to the New York-bound platform is enclosed while the one to the Long Branch-bound platform is exposed alongside the overpass. At the top of the stairs, each platform has a double long bus shelter with a white domed roof and bench.

The platforms have an additional entrance/exit at their southern ends. On each side, a twisting ramp and staircase goes to the service roads of Avenel Street. A pedestrian tunnel with staircases down at each end and concrete entry portals connect the platforms. The station's only ticket machine, installed in May 2011, is located in a bus shelter along the end of the street beneath the Newark-bound platform.

P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Woodbridge)
Track 2 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Rahway) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Ticket vending machines and parking

References[]

  1. ^ Troeger, Virginia B.; McEwen, Robert James (2002). Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 9780738523941.
  2. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Alex, Dan; er. "Avenel is booming: NJ Transit trains will now make weekend stops". New Jersey 101.5. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. ^ "Nj Transit".
  5. ^ Troeger, Virginia B.; McEwen, Robert James (2002), Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township, Arcadia Publishing, p. 104, ISBN 9780738523941

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