Summary
Middletown is a passenger railway station for New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located along both sides of Church Street in Middletown, the station is the only active station within the township.
Middletown | |||||||||||||
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 Middletown station in January 2018. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Railroad Avenue & Church Street Middletown, New Jersey 07748 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°23′21.81″N 74°6′56.54″W / 40.3893917°N 74.1157056°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Jersey Coast Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 17 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | June 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[1] July 1, 1875 (regular service)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 1,487 (average weekday)[3] | ||||||||||||
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History edit
The station was constructed as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The site of the current Middletown station was part a farm owned by the Conover family. In 1875, the Conovers sold some of their land for $100 to build the railroad through the area. A new station was built in 1876 for the passenger service.
After years of neglect, the station was repainted and rehabilitated in 1964 with attendance by descendants of the Conovers.[4] The high-level platforms were constructed in 1988 with the beginning of electric service down to Long Branch from South Amboy. The former depot stands at the edge of the parking lot on Conover Avenue.
Station layout edit
The station has two tracks, and two high-level side platforms that are eight cars long. The station has 1,616 parking spaces in two lots.
References edit
- ^ a b "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middletown Group Builds Rail Shelter". The Asbury Park Press. October 4, 1964. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Middletown Rail Station Renovation Begins". The Asbury Park Evening Press. March 31, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
Media related to Middletown (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Station from Church Street from Google Maps Street View
- Former station from Railroad Avenue from Google Maps Street View