Bridgewater station (NJ Transit) explained

Bridgewater
Style:NJ Transit
Address:Cole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.5598°N -74.5517°W
Line:Raritan Valley Line
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:336 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2012
Pass System:NJT
Opened:1985[2]
Rebuilt:1999[3]  - July 17, 2000[4]
Accessible:No
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:15
Former:Calco (1985 - 1996)[5]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:12

Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station stands on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure.

History

The station was reconstructed in 1999 in conjunction with the construction of TD Bank Ballpark, and the ballpark's White Lot is used for station parking. Ticket vending machines were installed on the inbound platform in June 2011.

Bridgewater station is the slated terminus for the proposed restored West Trenton Line service. West Trenton trains will run southwest from here to the West Trenton SEPTA station in Ewing, and continue east along the Raritan Valley Line to its terminus at Penn Station in Newark.

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not accessible. Both are long and can accommodate two cars.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS . New Jersey Transit . December 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf . April 19, 2013 . dead .
  2. News: New NJ Transit Service to Newark/New York . August 28, 2019 . The Courier-News . June 5, 1985 . Bridgewater, New Jersey . 14. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Station Makeover . March 5, 2019 . The Courier-News . August 14, 1999 . . 51. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: All Aboard!. December 22, 2017. The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. 68. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Pilhofer . Aron . NJ Transit Wants to Go Along for Ride . March 5, 2019 . The Courier-News . October 16, 1996 . Bridgewater, New Jersey . 12. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: July 2020 . RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN . 2023-06-08 . 75; 81.