South Amboy station

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South Amboy
South Amboy Station - April 2015.jpg
South Amboy station in April 2015.
Location137 N Broadway
South Amboy, NJ 08879
Coordinates40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W / 40.4829361; -74.2789333Coordinates: 40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W / 40.4829361; -74.2789333
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 815 and 817
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone13[1]
History
RebuiltNovember 2006–January 5, 2010[2][3]
Electrified12 kV 25 Hz until 2002
25 kV AC 2002-present
Passengers
20121,050 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Aberdeen–Matawan
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Perth Amboy
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

South Amboy is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many still do. This station is located at grade level on Mason Street, and has a high-level island platform serving two tracks.

History[]

South Amboy station in 1981, with a Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive present in the station.

South Amboy station was upgraded to be fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as part of a station renovation project from November 2006 to January 5, 2010. During the first phase of the project, a new $4.8 million pedestrian overpass was constructed, allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The overpass opened on March 11, 2005.[5][6] The second phase of the project replaced the two original low-level side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level island platform,[7] and reconstructed the station building.[6] The station received a new ticket office, canopies, signage, and lighting.[7] The second phase cost $29 million,[8] and was completed on January 5, 2010.[9]

South Amboy original Rail Depot.jpg

Station layout[]

This station has two tracks and a high-level island platform, and is fully ADA-accessible. The station had a third track, but it was removed during the station renovation project.

M Overpass Connection between platform and station building, parking
P
Platform level 		Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Aberdeen – Matawan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Track 2 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Perth Amboy) →

References[]

  1. ^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "S. Amboy Prepares for Rail Platform". The Home News Tribune. November 9, 2006. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Rommel, Leo D. (January 6, 2010). "All Aboard! NJ Transit Unveils New South Amboy Station". The Home News Tribune. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Pedestrian Overpass and Plaza Opens At South Amboy Train Station Safety enhanced for residents and NJ TRANSIT customers". njtransit.com. New Jersey TRansit. March 11, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  6. ^ a b NJ Transit opens pedestrian overpass at South Amboy station Progressive Railroading
  7. ^ a b NJ Transit proceeds with Penn, South Amboy station projects Progressive Railroading
  8. ^ Passenger Railroads' MOW plans Progressive Railroading
  9. ^ "Officials Mark Completion of South Amboy Station Improvements" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. January 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.

External links[]

Media related to South Amboy (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

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