Walter Rand Transportation Center

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Walter Rand Transportation Center
Riverline At Walter Rand.jpg
River Line train at Walter Rand Transportation Center
Other namesBroadway station
Location527 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates39°56′35″N 75°7′11″W / 39.94306°N 75.11972°W / 39.94306; -75.11972Coordinates: 39°56′35″N 75°7′11″W / 39.94306°N 75.11972°W / 39.94306; -75.11972
Owned byNJ Transit and Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms2 side platforms (River Line)
1 island platform (PATCO)
Tracks2 (River Line); 2 (PATCO)
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Buses
Local shuttle SJTA Buses
Intercity Bus Greyhound
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 7, 1936 (Subway)
March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15) (River Line)[1]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Cooper Street–Rutgers University
toward Entertainment Center
 River Line 36th Street
toward Trenton
Preceding station DRPA logo.svg DRPA Following station
City Hall
toward 15–16th & Locust
 PATCO Speedline Ferry Avenue
toward Lindenwold

The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a transportation hub located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, New Jersey. It is served by the River Line, the Broadway station of the PATCO Speedline, New Jersey Transit buses and Greyhound intercity buses.

History[]

Broadway station of the PRSL in September 1965

The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines had its Broadway station near the site. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936, with an underground Broadway station as its Camden terminus. After Camden Terminal closed in 1953, Broadway was the Camden terminus of the PRSL. PRSL service to Camden ended in 1965.

The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968 for conversion into the PATCO Speedline.[2] The Lindenwold–City Hall segment, including Broadway, reopened on January 4, 1969.[3]

The surface-level bus transfer center opened on May 17, 1989 as Camden Transportation Center and was renamed in 1994 for Walter Rand, a former New Jersey State Senator, who specialized in transportation issues while serving in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. River Line service began on March 15, 2004.

The station is the planned northern terminus of the Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system projected for completion in 2025.[4]

Station layout[]

G Street level Station house, buses
Side platform
Southbound ←      River Line toward Entertainment Center (Cooper Street – Rutgers University)
Northbound →      River Line toward Trenton (36th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine PATCO fare control
P
Platform level 		Westbound ←      PATCO Speedline toward 15–16th & Locust (City Hall)
Island platform
Eastbound →      PATCO Speedline toward Lindenwold (Ferry Avenue) →

Bus connections[]

The station is served by a NJT Bus routes:

  • 313, 315, 316 (seasonal), 317, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 457 and 551

It is also served by Greyhound Lines, and the SJTA Pureland shuttle.

References[]

  1. ^ Mulvihill, Geoff (March 15, 2004). "Smooth Sailing for Light Rail on First Day of Operation". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ DeGraw, Ronald (January 26, 1969). "Full High-Speed Line Cannot Open Because Of Signal Troubles". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fact Sheet 2013" (PDF). Glassboro-Camden Line. DVPA & PATCO. Retrieved 2012-04-08.

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