Bridgewater station (NJ Transit)

Coordinates: 40°33′35″N 74°33′06″W / 40.5598°N 74.5517°W

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Bridgewater

Bridgewater station seen from the High Bridge-bound platform in March 2014.

General information

Location

Cole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey

Coordinates

40°33′35″N 74°33′06″W / 40.5598°N 74.5517°W

Owned by

New Jersey Transit

Line(s)

Raritan Valley Line

Distance

31.4 miles (50.5 km) from Jersey City^[1]

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Accessible

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1985^[2]

Rebuilt

1999^[3]–July 17, 2000^[4]

Previous names

Calco (1985–1996)^[5]

Passengers

2012

336 (average weekday)^[6] (NJT)

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Somerville toward High Bridge		Raritan Valley Line		Bound Brook toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken

Former services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Finderne (closed 2006) toward High Bridge		Raritan Valley Line		Bound Brook toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken

Location

Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station stands on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure.

History

The station was reconstructed in 1999 in conjunction with the construction of TD Bank Ballpark, and the ballpark's White Lot is used for station parking. Ticket vending machines were installed on the inbound platform in June 2011.

Bridgewater station is the slated terminus for the proposed restored West Trenton Line service. West Trenton trains will run southwest from here to the West Trenton SEPTA station in Ewing, and continue east along the Raritan Valley Line to its terminus at Penn Station in Newark.

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not accessible. Both are 113 feet (34 m) long and can accommodate two cars.^[7]

References

^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
^ "New NJ Transit Service to Newark/New York". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 5, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Station Makeover". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. August 14, 1999. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "All Aboard!". The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pilhofer, Aron (October 16, 1996). "NJ Transit Wants to Go Along for Ride". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

External links

Media related to Bridgewater (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

WLABT Commuter Parking lot website

world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line

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