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

Bridgewater station (NJ Transit)

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Bridgewater
File:Bridgewater Station March 2014.jpg
Bridgewater station seen from the High Bridge-bound platform in March 2014.
General information
LocationCole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates40°33′35″N 74°33′06″W / 40.5598°N 74.5517°W / 40.5598; -74.5517
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Distance31.4 miles (50.5 km) from Jersey City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone15
History
Opened1985[2]
Rebuilt1999[3]–July 17, 2000[4]
Previous namesCalco (1985–1996)[5]
Passengers
2012336 (average weekday)[6] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station File:NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Somerville
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station File:NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Finderne
(closed 2006)
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Location
Map

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

  1. ↑ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
  2. ↑ "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. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Station Makeover". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. August 14, 1999. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "All Aboard!". The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ 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. Open access icon
  6. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  7. ↑ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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