Raritan station
40°34′15″N 74°38′04″W / 40.5707°N 74.6344°W / 40.5707; -74.6344
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North Branch weekdays toward High Bridge | Raritan Valley Line | Somerville toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken |
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Raritan is an NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, north of the town center on Thompson Street. The station building is south of the tracks in the main parking lot and was built in the early 1890s. There are also three other small lots for this station.
Raritan is the westernmost stop served by most Raritan Valley Line trains, as well as daily service. Service between Raritan and High Bridge operates during weekdays only.
The station building has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][7][8][9] It houses the local VFW Post inside. A small section is still open during the winter with heaters so passengers do not have to wait outside.
Station layout
The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. The inbound platform is slightly longer than the outbound platform at 393 feet (120 m) vs 377 feet (115 m). Both can accommodate four cars.[10]
See also
References
- ^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
- ^ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 68. ISBN 1891402072.
- ^ Conron, Marcia (April 24, 1987). "NJT's Raritan Station on Track to Renewal". The Courier-News. p. C2. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Raritan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey
- ^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
External links
Media related to Raritan (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line
- Raritan Valley Line (Unofficial NJTransit Homepage)
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- Bridgepoint Historic District
- Clover Hill Historic District
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- East Millstone Historic District
- Franklin Corners Historic District
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- Kingston Mill Historic District
- Kingston Village Historic District
- Lamington Historic District
- Liberty Corner Historic District
- Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
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