Perth Amboy station
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Perth Amboy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Perth Amboy station in April 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Elm Street between Smith and Market Streets Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 48, 116, 813, 815, and 817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 12[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 28, 1875[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1928[3] April 21, 2022–present[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 12 kV 25 Hz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 874 (average weekday)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Perth Amboy Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Perth Amboy station's eastbound entrance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°30′33.35″N 74°16′25.68″W / 40.5092639°N 74.2738000°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1928[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | A.E. Owen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84002735[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 1899[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perth Amboy is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The station is located in a cut between Elm Street and Maple Street and between Smith Street and Market Street in downtown Perth Amboy, and has two low side platforms.
History[edit]
The station building was built in 1928 to replace an older structure built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey that was moved to Lewis Street and currently serves as a private residence there.[3] It been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[8]
Station renovations[edit]
The station was refurbished in the 1990s. On June 16, 2010, New Jersey Transit (NJT) announced it had agreed to a $1 million (2010 USD) contract for a consultant to study the addition of high-level platforms to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). NJ Transit's 2015 budget allocated $9.6 million for the final design for a major renovation that would make the station compliant with the ADA by adding elevators, and also include canopies and upgrades to communication systems.[9][10] Ground was broken on the $45 million (2022 USD) project on April 21, 2022, with Governor Phil Murphy in attendance.[4]
Station layout[edit]
Perth Amboy has two tracks and two low-level asphalt side platforms. The platforms are located below street level in a cut. At street level, there is a ticket office.
See also[edit]
- List of New Jersey Transit stations
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
Bibliography[edit]
- Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren (1923). History of Union County, New Jersey 1664-1923 · Volume 1. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
References[edit]
- ^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Honeyman 1923, p. 170.
- ^ a b c Kent, Spencer (December 16, 2016). "Perth Amboy Awarded Nearly $47M to Renovate Historic Train Station". NJ.com. New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Higgs, Larry (April 21, 2022). "$45M Project at NJ Transit Station to Help Parents With Strollers, N.J. City's Redevelopment". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#84002735)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 11.
- ^ Meyer, Richard (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Perth Amboy Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 2 photos
- ^ "NJ Transit Advances Perth Amboy Station Improvements" (Press release). June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Epstein, Sue (July 18, 2014). "NJ Transit earmarks $9.6 million for rehabilitation of Perth Amboy train station". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
External links[edit]
- NJT North Jersey Coast Line (World-NYC-Subway.org)
- Perth Amboy New Jersey Transit station (The Subway Nut)
- Smith Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
Media related to Perth Amboy (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
