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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
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
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
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
Bibliography
- Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren (1923). History of Union County, New Jersey 1664-1923 · Volume 1. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
