Elberon station

Elberon
Elberon
	The Elberon station facing from the southern end of the Bay Head-bound platform in January 2018.
Location	Lincoln Avenue; Long Branch, NJ 07740
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	20
History
Opened	1876
Rebuilt	1898–1899; October 1993–June 3, 1996
Electrified	No
Key dates
November 26, 1898	Station depot burns first time
May 27, 1988	Station depot burns second time
Passengers
2012	117 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
	Elberon Railroad Station
	Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lincoln Avenue,; Elberon, NJ, USA
Coordinates	40°15′55″N 73°59′51″W / 40.26528°N 73.99750°WCoordinates: 40°15′55″N 73°59′51″W / 40.26528°N 73.99750°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built	1899
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	78001777
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 9, 1978
Removed from NRHP	October 30, 1990

Elberon is a railway station in the Elberon section of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Located at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Truax Road, It is the first station south of the electrified section of the line. The station has two side level high-level platforms and 229 parking spaces for commuter use.

History[]

Elberon station opened in 1876 as the fourth of four stations on the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a railroad jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey.^[1] The railroad had a station downtown, along with stops at West End (Hollywood) and nearby Branchport. The depot caught fire on November 26, 1898 after burning telegraph wires ignited the depot, along with stations at Avon, Branchport and Asbury Park. Elberon burned completely while the rest suffered minor damage.^[5]

Elberon's depot was added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1978. However, the depot caught fire on May 27, 1988, a complete loss.^[1] In October 1993, construction began on a replacement,^[3] which was finished and opened on June 3, 1996.^[4]

Station layout[]

The station has high-level side platforms.

Ground/ platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	← North Jersey Coast Line toward Bay Head (Allenhurst)
	Track 2	← North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch, Hoboken or New York (Long Branch) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Station building, ticket machine and parking

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Merchants Halt Train Station Razing". The Asbury Park Press. June 1, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Railroad Stations on Fire". The Freehold Transcript. December 2, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Bailey, Steven E. (March 30, 1995). "Elberon Commuters to End 7-Year Wait". The Asbury Park Press. p. C3. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Perry, Wayne (June 4, 1996). "Revival Adds New Chapter to History of Long Branch Rail Station". The Asbury Park Press. p. B1-B2. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "A Railroad Station Burned". The Daily Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. November 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.