Point Pleasant Beach is a train station located in Point Pleasant Beach, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, and is one of the most significant stops on the NJCL portion between Long Branch and Bay Head. This station is located on one of the borough's major arteries, Arnold Avenue, Route 35, several blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, boardwalk, Manasquan Inlet marina, and within the community's downtown business, shopping, dining and entertainment nexus. The station is handicapped-accessible.
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 Point Pleasant Beach station facing south on the northbound platform in January 2018. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Arnold Avenue and Route 35 northbound Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°05′34″N 74°02′55″W / 40.09278°N 74.04861°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 317 and 830 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 23[1] | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | July 29, 1880[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1987[3] June 1994–January 1996[4][5] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Point Pleasant (July 29, 1880–April 28, 1957)[6] | ||||||||||||
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| June 8, 1987 | Station depot razed[3] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 329 (average weekday)[7] | ||||||||||||
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History
editService at Point Pleasant Beach began on July 29, 1880 as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad extension from Manasquan station.[2] It retained the name Point Pleasant until April 28, 1957, when the word Beach was added to the name.[6] The former station depot constructed by the Central Railroad of New Jersey was razed after being condemned due to the station settling to the ground. The 50-year-old structure was demolished on June 8, 1987, and replaced by a trailer.[3] After several delays, construction of the new station began in June 1994,[4] opening in January 1996.[8]
Station layout
editThe station features an enclosed ticketing/waiting area building adjoined to the inbound tracks. The southbound platform features some overhangs for protection from the elements but no major structures or services since the majority of people using this platform are inbound from the north due to there being only one more southerly stop. NJ Transit buses are frequently waiting adjacent to the southbound platform for connecting service for passengers arriving from stations northwards. The Point Pleasant Beach station features a fairly spacious parking lot adjoining the station building and northbound platform. Northbound trains serve track 1 and southbounds on track 2.
References
edit- ^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "Monmouth County Notes". The Red Bank Register. August 5, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Station Demolished". The Asbury Park Press. June 9, 1987. p. A8. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Sheehan, Neil A. (June 17, 1994). "Point Pleasant Beach Train Station Project on Track". The Asbury Park Press. p. 4. Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Navarro, Bruno and Rubin, Jeffrey S. (January 10, 1996). "New Train Station Ready". The Asbury Park Press. p. 8. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ a b Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1957" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical Historical Society. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). NJ Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "A Pleasant Point". The Asbury Park Press. January 10, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
