Spring Lake station explained

Spring Lake
Style:NJ Transit
Address:Railroad and Warren Avenues
Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762
Coordinates:40.1511°N -74.0358°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:162 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2012
Opened:October 11, 1875[2]
Rebuilt:1898[3]
Accessible:No
Electrified:No
Owned:NJ Transit
Zone:22[4]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:12

Spring Lake is a commuter railroad station in the borough of Spring Lake, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Located near the border with Spring Lake Heights, trains are served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, which serve stations from New York Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and Long Branch to Bay Head. The next station northward is Belmar, while the next station south is Manasquan. Spring Lake station lacks accessibility for handicapped persons per the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

Service through Spring Lake began on October 11, 1875, when the New York and Long Branch Railroad was extended south from Ocean Beach station (now Belmar) to Sea Girt. Spring Lake station was built on property of William V. Reid, a local landowner.[5] In May 2011, ticket vending machines were installed at the east side of the Spring Lake station.

Station layout

The station has two low-level asphalt side platforms.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis . New Jersey Transit . November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf . April 19, 2013 . dead .
  2. News: Editorial Items . April 7, 2021 . The Ocean Grove Record . October 23, 1875 . 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Restoration of Building Under Way. December 20, 2017. The Asbury Park Sunday Press. January 6, 1974. 31. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: North Jersey Coast Timetables. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. January 1, 2017. Newark, New Jersey.
  5. News: Monmouth County . April 7, 2021 . The Monmouth Inquirer . July 29, 1875 . . 3. Newspapers.com.