Basking Ridge station explained
| Basking Ridge |
| Style: | NJ Transit |
| Connections: | Lakeland Bus Lines: 78 |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Passengers: | 79 (average weekday)[1] [2] |
| Pass Year: | 2017 |
| Opened: | January 29, 1872[3] |
| Rebuilt: | 1911[4] |
| Years1: | April 4, 1911 |
| Events1: | Station depot burns[5] |
| Years2: | July 1, 1981 |
| Events2: | Station agency closed[6] [7] |
| Electrified: | January 6, 1931[8] |
| Accessible: | No |
| Code: | 714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[9] |
| Owned: | New Jersey Transit |
| Zone: | 16 |
| Other Services Header: | Former services |
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Custom: | | Shape: | none | | Line: | none | | Marker: | rail | | Zoom: | 14 |
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Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.
History
The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911.[5] The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.[7]
Station layout
The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.
Notes and References
- Web site: QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS . New Jersey Transit . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf . April 19, 2013 . dead .
- News: How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. July 18, 2018. en.
- News: Stitcher. Felecia. 100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived. October 12, 2018. The Bernardsville News. January 27, 1972. 42. Newspapers.com.
- Annual Report of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company for the Year Ending December 31st, 1911. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. 25. May 12, 2020. 1911.
- News: Basking Ridge R.R. Station Burned . July 21, 2020 . The Bernardsville News . April 7, 1911 . 4. Newspapers.com.
- News: Town to Decide on Train Station . March 16, 2019 . The Courier-News . May 20, 1981 . . 17. Newspapers.com.
- News: Polakiewicz . David . Township, NJ Transit Working on Lease for Railroad Station . March 16, 2019 . The Bernardsville News . December 8, 1983 . 16. Newspapers.com.
- News: Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run . January 31, 2021 . . January 7, 1931 . 1, 13. Newspapers.com.
- List of Station Numbers . . 1952 . 2.
