Belmar station

Belmar
Belmar station facing towards the Shark River drawbridge in Belmar in January 2018.
Location	Belmar Plaza, between 9th & 10th Avenues Belmar, NJ 07719
Coordinates	40°10′49″N 74°01′39″W / 40.18028°N 74.02750°W / 40.18028; -74.02750Coordinates: 40°10′49″N 74°01′39″W / 40.18028°N 74.02750°W / 40.18028; -74.02750
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 317 and 830
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	22
History
Opened	September 14, 1875[1]
Electrified	No
Previous names	Ocean Beach (September 14, 1875–1889)[1][2]
Passengers
2012	305 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Spring Lake toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Bradley Beach toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station toward Bay Head Junction Main Line toward Perth Amboy

Belmar is a commuter rail station in the borough of Belmar, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. The station is not accessible for those with disabilities as part of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History[]

Belmar station opened as part of an extension from Asbury Park–Ocean Grove station of the New York and Long Branch Railroad on September 14, 1875, as Ocean Beach station. The name of the station was changed to Belmar when the municipality changed its name from Ocean Beach to Elcho to Belmar in a month's span in 1889.^[2]

Station layout[]

The station has two low-level brick cobblestone side platforms.

References[]

External links[]

• Station from 8th Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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