Monmouth Park is a seasonal NJ Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Oceanport, New Jersey, and serving the current Monmouth Park Racetrack. The first two locations of Monmouth Park were inside now-closed Fort Monmouth. Both those locations had dedicated rail sidings owned by The Monmouth Park Railroad.
Monmouth Park | |||||||||||||
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 Monmouth Park station in 2010. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Port-Au-Peck Avenue near Myrtle Avenue Oceanport, New Jersey 07757 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°18′48.53″N 74°0′54.13″W / 40.3134806°N 74.0150361°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 gravel side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 19 | ||||||||||||
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| Electrified | 1988 | ||||||||||||
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Railway service to the current Monmouth Park began in 1946. There were two stations: a diesel-only terminal station, and an electric-compatible station. The diesel-only stop was where the special Pony Express service terminated, until the end of the 2005 racing season. That terminal station was located inside the racetrack's property accessed by a dedicated siding off of the current NJ Transit rail line. [1] That service was discontinued afterwards and so this area is no longer used as a train station (since filled over). During the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the area where the single-track station is located served as a hospitality center/entrance.
The mainline electrified station is located approximately 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) from the track's entrance on Port-Au-Peck Avenue. This station is served at least once an hour from approximately 10:30 a.m. until approximately 7 p.m. on Fridays and race days during the racing season.[2]
Station layout
editThe station has two low-level gravel surfaced side platforms serving trains in both directions. The northbound platform features bus shelter style protection from the elements along with some benches. The southbound platform features just benches. There are no ticket machines at this station.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ The Monmouth Running Track (Abandoned Rails of New Jersey)
- ^ "MONMOUTH PARK". njtransit.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Monmouth Park (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons- Station from Port Au Peck Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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