Ocean City Tenth Street Station Explained

10th Street
Style:Reading Company
Style2:Former
Coordinates:39.2789°N -74.5786°W
Bus Operators: NJ Transit
Bus Routes:3
Closed:August 13, 1981[1]
Accessible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Nrhp:
Ocean City Tenth Street Station
Embed:yes
Architect:William Hunter
Architecture:Shingle Style
Added:June 22, 1984
Refnum:84002610
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:March 17, 1984
Designated Other1 Number:1010[2]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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Ocean City Tenth Street Station is located in Ocean City in Cape May County, New Jersey. Built in 1898, it served rail service until 1981. The building now operates as the Ocean City Transportation Center, which is a bus stop for NJ Transit.

In 2012, the building was damaged after being flooded by Hurricane Sandy, and was reconstructed to its historic appearance.

History

The station was built in 1898 by the Ocean City Railroad, which was acquired by the Atlantic City Railroad in 1901, and later by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Trains last served the station in August 1981, when service was cancelled due to poor track conditions and limited funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The architect was probably William Hunter, assistant chief engineer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Tenth Street Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984 for its significance in architecture and history.[3] Now known as the Ocean City Transportation Center, the building is in use as a NJ Transit bus station.

In October 2012, the Transportation Center was damaged during floods caused by Hurricane Sandy. Due to the building's historic nature, special reconstruction was required to restore the building's appearance between 1890 and 1910. This included adding a Queen Anne style turret. In August 2014, Ocean City awarded a $522,826 contract to TNT Construction Company, Inc. of Deptford, using a $501,000 grant from the Historic Preservation Fund.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Destinations

NJ Transit operates bus routes 319, 507, and 509 out of the Ocean City Transportation Center. Bus route 319 provides limited seasonal service from Ocean City to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan while bus routes 507 and 509 run daily from Ocean City to Atlantic City via the Atlantic County mainland.[8] [9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stations . seashorelines.org . . February 23, 2021 . February 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225184527/https://www.seashorelines.org/Passenger-Rail-Excursions/stations . dead .
  2. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 8 . September 13, 2018 .
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84002610}} New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Ocean City Tenth Street Station ]. National Park Service. Meyer. Richard. Greiff. Constance M. . August 1981 . November 15, 2018. With
  4. 17. 2014 Annual Report New Jersey Historic Trust. August 14, 2018.
  5. Web site: Restoration of the Historic Transportation Center. City of Ocean City, New Jersey. August 14, 2018. August 14, 2014.
  6. News: Dog Bergen. Six Historic Sites in Ocean City Share $1.5 Million in Sandy Relief. OCNJ Daily. November 23, 2014. August 14, 2018.
  7. News: The Gazette of Ocean City. June 21, 2013. Repairs to city buildings damaged in Sandy nearly complete . August 14, 2018.
  8. Web site: 319 Timetable. New Jersey Transit. August 24, 2018. August 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824102020/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0319.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: 507 Timetable. New Jersey Transit. April 22, 2018. April 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180413064325/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0507.pdf. dead.
  10. Web site: 509 Timetable. New Jersey Transit. April 22, 2018. April 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423101907/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0509.pdf. dead.

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