Middletown station (NJ Transit)
Middletown | |||||||||||||
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![]() Middletown station in January 2018. | |||||||||||||
Location | Railroad Avenue & Church Street Middletown, NJ 07748 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°23′21.81″N 74°6′56.54″W / 40.3893917°N 74.1157056°WCoordinates: 40°23′21.81″N 74°6′56.54″W / 40.3893917°N 74.1157056°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | North Jersey Coast Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 17 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | June 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[1] July 1, 1875 (regular service)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1988 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 1,487 (average weekday)[3] | ||||||||||||
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Middletown is a passenger railway station for New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located along both sides of Church Street in Middletown, the station is the only active station within the township. The station depot contains two high-level platforms for Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 compliance, four ticket vending machines and 1,616 parking spaces among two lots, 28 of which are handicap accessible.
History[]
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A railroad station in Middletown came with the construction of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The site of the current Middletown station was part a farm owned by the Conover family. In 1875, the Conovers sold some of their land for $100 to build the railroad through the area. A new station was built in 1876 for the passenger service. After years of neglect, the station was repainted and rehabilitated in 1964 with attendance by descendants of the Conovers.[4] The high-level platforms were constructed in 1988 with the beginning of electric service down to Long Branch from South Amboy. The former depot stands at the edge of the parking lot on Conover Avenue.
Station layout[]
The station has two high-level side platforms that are eight cars long.
Ground/ platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Track 1 | ← North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Red Bank) | |
Track 2 | North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Hazlet) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Street level | Station building, ticket machine and parking |
References[]
- ^ a b "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middletown Group Builds Rail Shelter". The Asbury Park Press. October 4, 1964. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2018 – 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.
- ^ "Middletown Rail Station Renovation Begins". The Asbury Park Evening Press. March 31, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
Media related to Middletown (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Middletown Township, New Jersey
- Railway stations in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
- Stations on the North Jersey Coast Line
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875
- Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations
- 1875 establishments in New Jersey
- New Jersey railway station stubs