Basking Ridge station

Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge
	Basking Ridge station in September 2020. The station's former semaphore signal has been removed from the building's canopy over the platform.
General information
Location	Ridge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone	16
History
Opened	January 29, 1872
Rebuilt	1911
Electrified	January 6, 1931
Key dates
April 4, 1911	Station depot burns
July 1, 1981	Station agency closed
Passengers
2017	79 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
Location
Location

40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W / 40.71139; -74.55528

Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.

History

The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911.^[5] The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.^[7]

Station layout

The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.^{[citation needed]}