Berkeley Heights station explained

Berkeley Heights
Style:NJ Transit
Other: Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Tracks:2
Passengers:471 (average weekday)[1] [2]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:January 29, 1872[3]
Years1:1960
Events1:Station agency closed[4]
Rebuilt:1899
Electrified:January 6, 1931[5]
Accessible:No
Code:706 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[6]
Zone:11
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Berkeley Heights is an active commuter railroad train station in the borough of Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey. Operated by New Jersey Transit, the station services trains on the Gladstone Branch between Summit and Gladstone.

History

Berkeley Heights station opened on January 29, 1872, with the opening of the New Jersey West Line Railroad from Summit to Bernardsville. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad built the current station depot in 1899. The station retained agent services until 1960.

Station layout

The station has one low-level side platform, two tracks, and a standing station depot. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. News: How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. July 18, 2018. en.
  3. News: Stitcher. Felecia. 100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived. October 17, 2018. The Bernardsville News. January 27, 1972. 42. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Railroad to Drop Area Ticket Agent . March 17, 2019 . The Courier-News . February 25, 1960 . . 28. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run . January 31, 2021 . . January 7, 1931 . 1, 13. Newspapers.com.
  6. List of Station Numbers . . 1952 . 2.