North Brunswick station explained

North Brunswick
Style:NJ Transit
Coordinates:40.438°N -74.498°W
Platforms:1 island (initial)
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:TBA
Zone:14
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:12

North Brunswick is a proposed railroad station along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in North Brunswick, New Jersey, that will be built by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) to serve its Northeast Corridor Line. Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018[1] and projected to cost $30 million.[2] It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC.

The station was proposed for the former Johnson & Johnson[3] facility on Route 1 and Aaron Road by the new owners of the 212acres site,[4] and is part of a transit-oriented development known as Main Street North Brunswick,[5] New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station.[6] [7] which has been designated a transit-oriented development, or 'transit village'.[8]

As of mid-2017, construction of the project had not begun.[9] In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund.[10] In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $70 million to start work on the station.[11] [12] In 2021 the County Improvement Authority hired WSP USA to design the station.[13] Initial designs were released in March 2023. Construction is slated to begin 2025.[14] [15]

Although station construction has yet to begin (as of 2024), the Main Street North Brunswick transit village has continued to develop, with Costco and Target opening in 2014, Panera Bread opening in 2017, Courtyard by Marriott opening in 2019, Shake Shack opening in 2024, and 100 townhomes fully occupied.[8]

Mid-Line Loop and County Yard

NJT plans to build a flying junction and balloon loop called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks,[16] and function as a staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station during peak hours from the Jersey Avenue station, to the north in New Brunswick.

NJT is creating a "train haven" at County Yard where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which is not in service.[17] [18] [19]

As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop.[20]

High-speed corridor

In August 2011, the United States Department of Transportation obligated $450 million to a six-year project to improve 24miles of the Northeast Corridor for a high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway".[21] The Next Generation High-Speed project is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to 160mph, and with new trains to 186mph.[22] [23]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chang . Kathy . NJ Transit announces approval of train station: Northeast Corridor line will run through MainStreetNB project, to be built along Route 1 north . The Sentinel . January 17, 2013 . 2013-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222043844/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2013-01-17/Front_Page/NJ_Transit_announces_approval_of_train_station.html . 2013-02-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: Chang. Kathy. February 20, 2014. Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village. North South Brunswick Sentinel. June 24, 2015.
  3. Web site: April 22, 2013 . In North Brunswick, train is finally pulling into station . NJBIZ.
  4. http://www.ourtowncenter.info/background/history.html History
  5. Web site: Kalet . Hank . January 28, 2015 . NEC to get new NJT stop . NewsWorks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204164444/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/new-jersey/77647-northeast-rail-corridor-to-get-new-new-jersey-stop-with-its-own-transit-village . February 4, 2015.
  6. Web site: NJ TRANSIT ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING, CAPITAL BUDGETS. July 9, 2014. New Jersey Transit.
  7. Web site: Chang. Kathy. July 31, 2014. Costco opens as first part of transit village. East Brunswick Sentinel. June 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150624165732/http://eb.gmnews.com/news/2014-07-31/Business/Costco_opens_as_first_part_of_transit_village.html. June 24, 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: North Brunswick Transit Village .
  9. News: New Jersey Area Rising Around Transit Hub Lacks One Thing: Its Hub. Corasaniti. Nick. 2017-03-02. The New York Times. 2019-11-03. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Amato . Jennifer . October 31, 2017 . North Brunswick is riding high on train station announcement . www.centraljersey.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101014011/http://www.centraljersey.com/news/north-brunswick-is-riding-high-on-train-station-announcement/article_19e88b96-978d-5b5c-8633-bef555a63108.html . 1 November 2017 . dead.
  11. Web site: Central Jersey is getting a new train station, but we don't know how much it'll cost. Higgs. Larry. 2019-10-30. nj. en. 2019-11-03.
  12. Web site: NJ Transit Enlists Ally for Long Delayed North Brunswick Train Station. Flanagan. Brenda. 2019-10-31. NJ Spotlight. en-US. 2020-05-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921064437/https://www.njspotlight.com/2019/10/nj-transit-enlists-ally-for-long-delayed-north-brunswick-train-station/. September 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: Loyer. Susan. April 16, 2021. North Brunswick train station project takes another major step. 2022-01-17. MyCentralJersey.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: North Brunswick Train Station . Middlesex County, NJ.
  15. Web site: Fry . Chris . March 6, 2023 . Plans Revealed for NJ Transit's North Brunswick Train Station . Jersey Digs.
  16. News: Frassinelli . Mike . New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line . The Star-Ledger . January 8, 2013 . 2013-01-08.
  17. News: Rouse . Karen . NJ Transit hires firm to design train haven . . January 9, 2014 . January 15, 2014.
  18. News: Frassinelli . Mike . Scarred by Sandy, NJ Transit to get permanent home to store trains . . January 8, 2014 . January 15, 2014.
  19. Final Agenda NJT Regularly Scheduled Board of Directors' Meeting . . January 8, 2014 . January 16, 2014 . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116110841/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/2014_01_08_BoardItems_final.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: NJ Transit's first new station in years risks adding congestion. 2019-11-26. Crain's New York Business. Bloomberg. en. 2020-05-17.
  21. News: Vantuono . William C. . Amtrak sprints toward a higher speed future . . June 11, 2013 . January 15, 2014.
  22. Web site: Schned . Dan . U.S. DOT Obligates $745 Million to Northeast Corridor Rail Projects . America 2050 . August 24, 2011 . 2011-11-24 . February 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101054/http://www.america2050.org/2011/08/us-dot-obligates-745-million-to-northeast-corridor-rail-projects.html . dead .
  23. Web site: Federal, local officials tour N.J.'s high-speed rail project site in Trenton. NJ.com. Urciuoli. Brielle. 7 August 2014 . June 24, 2015.

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