Riverton station is a station on the River Line light rail system, located along South Broad Street between Thomas Avenue and Main Street in Riverton, New Jersey, though it is officially addressed as being on Main Street.[1]
Riverton | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 60 Main Street[1] Riverton, New Jersey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°0′32″N 75°0′47″W / 40.00889°N 75.01306°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 419 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 44 spaces, 4 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 15, 2004 | ||||||||||
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The station opened on March 15, 2004.[2] Southbound service from the station is available to Camden, New Jersey. Northbound service is available to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amtrak trains. Transfer to the PATCO Speedline is available at the Walter Rand Transportation Center.
The station contains a traffic circle at South Broad Street and Lippincott Avenue, with non-functioning railroad signals and a sign on the evolution of grade crossing signs in front of a bicycle rack. A similar display can be found at Burlington South further to the northeast.
References
edit- ^ a b "Riverton". Train Station Lookup. NJ TRANSIT. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ Mulvihill, Geoff (March 15, 2004). "Smooth Sailing for Light Rail on First Day of Operation". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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