North Elizabeth station explained

North Elizabeth
Style:NJ Transit
Address:1180 North Avenue
Borough:Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.68°N -74.2064°W
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Line:Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Connections: NJ Transit Bus:
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Zone:5[1]
Rebuilt:February 1987
Electrified:December 8, 1932[2]
Years1:February 18, 1892
Events1:Station depot burns[3]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:12

North Elizabeth station is a commuter railroad station in the city of Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the North Avenue bridge crossing in Elizabeth, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines. North Elizabeth station features two high-level platforms for handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Service at this station is limited. As of November 8, 2020, there are 14 eastbound trains and 13 westbound trains serving the station on weekends.[4] [5]

History

The present station was opened by NJ Transit in February 1987, replacing a stop with low-level platforms.

Station layout

This station has two side platforms and four tracks. Each platform has a staircase at their northern ends going down to North Avenue, which crosses under the tracks, and another at their southern ends going up Hand Place, which crosses above the tracks. The station house and small parking lot are at the North Avenue end on the New York-bound platform. A larger parking lot is adjacent to the southbound platform.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Corridor Timetables . . November 27, 2010 . November 7, 2010 . Newark, New Jersey.
  2. News: Electric Train Service Started by P.R.R. Today . January 31, 2021 . . December 8, 1932 . . 1, 11 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Railroad Station Burned . August 16, 2020 . The Lancaster New Era . February 18, 1892 . . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  4. https://d2g63oyneaimm8.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/2020-11/R0070.pdf
  5. NJ Transit Enhances Weekend Rail Service at Select Stations . November 5, 2020 . NJ Transit . May 8, 2022.