Bernardsville station

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Bernardsville
Bernardsville Station.jpg
The Bernardsville station in January 2010.
Location202 Railroad Plaza, Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsIntercity Bus Lakeland: 78
Other information
Station code715 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone16
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[2]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[3]
Key dates
July 1, 1981Station agency closed[4]
Passengers
2017135 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Far Hills
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Basking Ridge
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Basking Ridge
toward Hoboken
Bernardsville Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
BERNARDSVILLE STATION, SOMERSET COUNTY.jpg
Bernardsville station is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bernardsville station
LocationUS 202,
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′01″N 74°34′16″W / 40.71694°N 74.57111°W / 40.71694; -74.57111Coordinates: 40°43′01″N 74°34′16″W / 40.71694°N 74.57111°W / 40.71694; -74.57111
Built1901
ArchitectBradford L. Gilbert
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002786[7]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location

Bernardsville is a New Jersey Transit station located in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines.

History[]

Bernardsville station opened on January 29, 1872 with the first New Jersey West Line Railroad train leaving Bernardsville for Summit station.[2]

Station layout[]

The station building, located on the north side of the tracks, is of stone-masonry construction. It was designed by architect Bradford L. Gilbert. There is a convenience store/deli inside the station building with a large high-ceilinged seating area that was formerly a bank branch. A public restroom and ticket vending machine are available. In 1984 the building was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places[8] as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Permitted parking is available at a cost of $377 per year. There are a limited number of hourly parking spots, as well as designated spots that allow free short-term parking after 10 a.m.. A statue of the late Representative Millicent Fenwick stands near the pedestrian entrance to the station parking lot.

The station's one low-level side platform has a walkway across the main track, allowing passengers to reach the outer track.

Ground/
platform level 		Street level Station building, ticket machine and parking
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Station track ←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Far Hills)
←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Basking Ridge) →
Bypass track ←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Far Hills)
←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Basking Ridge) →

References[]

  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ Jones, Daniel P. (May 14, 1981). "Two Rush-Hour Trains Cut From Gladstone Branch". The Bernardsville News. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System – (#84002786)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ^ National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey

External links[]

Media related to Bernardsville (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

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