Bernardsville station explained

Bernardsville

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NJ Transit

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NJ Transit BOF

Address:

202 Railroad Plaza, Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924

Other:

Lakeland Bus Lines: 78

Tracks:

Passengers:

135 (average weekday)^[1] ^[2]

Pass Year:

2017

Opened:

January 29, 1872^[3]

Years1:

July 1, 1981

Events1:

Station agency closed^[4]

Electrified:

January 6, 1931^[5]

Accessible:

Code:

715 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)^[6]

Owned:

New Jersey Transit

Zone:

Other Services Header:

Former services

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yes

Nrhp:

Bernardsville Station
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Coordinates:	40.7169°N -74.5711°W
Built:	1901
Architecture:	Colonial Revival, Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:	June 22, 1984
Refnum:	84002786

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Marker:	rail
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Bernardsville is a New Jersey Transit station in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines, in the United States.

History

Bernardsville station opened on January 29, 1872, with the first New Jersey West Line Railroad train leaving Bernardsville for Summit station.

Station layout

The station building, located on the north side of the tracks, is of stone-masonry construction. It was designed by architect Bradford L. Gilbert. There is a convenience store/deli inside the station building with a large high-ceilinged seating area that was formerly a bank branch. A public restroom and ticket vending machine are available. In 1984 the building was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places^[7] as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Permitted parking is available at a cost of $377 per year. There are a limited number of hourly parking spots, as well as designated spots that allow free short-term parking after 10 a.m. A statue of the late Representative Millicent Fenwick stands near the pedestrian entrance to the station parking lot.

The station's one low-level side platform has a walkway across the main track, allowing passengers to reach the outer track.

External links

Station from Google Maps Street View

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: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. 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 4, 2017. The Bernardsville News. January 27, 1972. 42. Newspapers.com.
News: Jones . Daniel P. . Two Rush-Hour Trains Cut From Gladstone Branch . March 16, 2019 . The Bernardsville News . May 14, 1981 . 1 - 2. 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.
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Somerset/state.html National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey