List of NJ Transit railroad stations

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates NJ Transit Rail Operations provides passenger service on 12 lines at a total of 165 stations, some operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad.<ref name = NJTglance>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

NJ Transit Rail Operations was established by NJ Transit to run commuter rail operations in New Jersey. In January 1983 it took over operation from Conrail, which itself had been formed in 1976 through the merger of a number of financially troubled railroads and had been operating commuter railroad service under contract from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Soon after its creation, NJT commissioned a survey of operating stations, 53 of which were eventually nominated and listed on the state and federal registers of historic places in 1984. Since 2009, NJ Transit is a stakeholder in the state's "smart growth" transit-oriented development initiatives, its transit hubs forming the basis for transit villages.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The regional rail network, which serves the northern and central parts of New Jersey and Rockland and Orange counties in New York, radiates from Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station. Lines intersect at Secaucus Junction.<ref name = NJrailplan>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name = NYrail/> Service from Atlantic City to Philadelphia is provided by one line separate from the rest of the NJ Transit system, though SEPTA Regional Rail service connects Philadelphia and Trenton.<ref name = NJrailplan/><ref name = NYrail>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Amtrak provides service in New Jersey along the Northeast Corridor between Newark and Trenton and at intermediate points.<ref name = NJrailplan/>

Since its inception, NJ Transit has closed several stations and opened new ones reflecting infrastructure improvements and discontinuance or additions in service. Some station locations, not listed here, became part of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and the River Line, both of which were largely built along existing railroad rights-of-way. New and re-opened stations are being built or proposed along planned expansions and extensions, notably the Lackawanna Cut-Off, which is under reconstruction. Restoration of passenger service along the West Trenton Line, Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex project right-of-ways, and the Raritan Valley/Lehigh Line, which include the reactivation/construction of new stations, have all been considered but not advanced.

Services

NJT operates along 12 lines when including the NEC's Princeton Branch, the shortest commuter rail service in the US, as well as excursion service to the Meadowlands providing service to 166 stations<ref name = NJTglance/>

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30th Street Station Atlantic City Rail Terminal
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New York Penn Station (limited weekdays)
Hoboken Terminal (weekdays)
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Secaucus Junction
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New York Penn Station (weekdays)
Hoboken Terminal
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New York Penn Station
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New York Penn Station Template:Njts
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Trenton Transit Center
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New York Penn Station
Hoboken Terminal (limited service)
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Newark Penn Station
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Station designations

Historic register listings

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:Infobox NRHP In 1981, NJ Transit commissioned the State Historic Preservation Office to conduct a study of 112 train stations under its jurisdiction built before World War II that were still in operation. Many of thematic nomination stations are listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (ID#5080) on March 17, 1984.<ref name="NJRHP"/> The SHPO recommended that fifty-three stations, some of which had already been listed, be included in a thematic nomination for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Forty stations were added on June 22, 1984 and the remainder added on September 29, 1984. (#64000496)<ref name=NRHP>Template:Cite news</ref> Most were along former lines and heritage railroads that had become part of NJ Transit, while West Trenton is used by SEPTA.

The oldest station building, built in 1868 at the Ramsey-Main Street station, was not listed. The oldest active station to be listed on NRHP was Hackensack's 1869-built Anderson Street station, until it was destroyed in a fire and explosion in 2009, and thus was delisted. Proposals to revive service on the West Trenton Line and Lackawanna Cut-Off include the re-use of some listed stations in both New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania.

Two significant individually-listed historic stations include Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal, both of which are major stations that also serve as terminals for light rail, PATH subway trains, and in the case of Hoboken, ferries across the Hudson River to Pier 11 at Wall Street and the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal.

Transit villages

The New Jersey Department of Transportation established the Transit Village Initiative in 1999 to promote transit-oriented development (TOD),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> offering multi-agency assistance and grants to municipalities for projects which fulfill certain conditions to promote higher density development and use of public transportation within a Template:Convert radius of a transit hub, specifying appropriate mixed land-use strategy, available property, station-area management, and commitment to affordable housing, job growth/maintenance, and cultural activities. Transit village development must also preserve the architectural integrity of historically significant buildings and the landscape. Template:As of, the state had made 30 transit village designations, many of which are centered around "Main Street" or central business district train stations.<ref name=tod-list>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2008, there has been significant population growth and increased ridership in neighborhoods around stations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Active stations

Operated by NJ Transit

Station Lines Location Former railroad right-of-way Station opened Notes
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Matawan Central Railroad of New Jersey July 1, 1875<ref name="1875openingNJCL">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Originally named Matawan
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Absecon Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL" />
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Allendale Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref><ref name="1848opening-2">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Allenhurst Central Railroad of New Jersey May 17, 1897<ref name="allenhurst1897-1">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref><ref name="allenhurst1897-2">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Hackensack Erie Railroad September 9, 1869<ref name="anderson">Template:Cite news</ref> Original 1869-built station house destroyed in a 2009 fire
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Annandale Central Railroad of New Jersey July 4, 1852<ref name="annandale1952" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Asbury Park Central Railroad of New Jersey August 25, 1875<ref name="Aug1875opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref><ref name="Aug1875opening-2">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Waterford Township Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL" />
Atlantic City Disabled access Template:Rcb Atlantic City Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL" /> Replaced old PRSL depot, which had replaced former Union Station
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Woodbridge Township Pennsylvania Railroad 1867 Station house opened 1940
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bernards Township Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bay Head Central Railroad of New Jersey August 1, 1882Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Montclair Conrail March 2, 1981<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Belmar Central Railroad of New Jersey September 14, 1875<ref name="1875openingBelmar">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Berkeley Heights Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bernardsville Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bloomfield Lackawanna Railroad December 18, 1855Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Boonton Lackawanna Railroad September 5, 1867Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bound Brook Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1840<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bradley Beach Central Railroad of New Jersey June 24, 1893<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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East Orange Lackawanna Railroad November 19, 1836Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bridgewater Township Central Railroad of New Jersey July 17, 2000<ref name="calcowater">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Replaced former Calco station for American Cyanamid
Proposed West Trenton Line (NJ Transit) stop
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Fair Lawn Erie Railroad October 1, 1881Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Chatham Borough Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Cherry Hill Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines July 2, 1994<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Clifton Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Morris Township Lackawanna Railroad 1867<ref name="1867convent">Template:Cite report</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Cranford Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1839<ref name="1938article">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Clifton Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
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Denville Township Lackawanna Railroad July 4, 1848<ref name="Arch82">Template:Cite journal</ref>
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Dover Lackawanna Railroad July 31, 1848Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Dunellen Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1840<ref name="1938article" />
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East Orange Lackawanna Railroad November 19, 1836Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Edison Pennsylvania Railroad
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Egg Harbor City Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Long Branch Central Railroad of New Jersey August 25, 1875<ref name="Aug1875opening" /><ref name="Aug1875opening-2" />
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Template:Njts Template:Rcb Emerson Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Template:Njts Template:Rcb Fanwood Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1839<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Far Hills Lackawanna Railroad October 10, 1890<ref name="peapackgladstone">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref><ref name="operator">Template:Cite report</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Garfield Erie Railroad October 1, 1881Template:Sfn<ref name="garfieldhistory">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Garwood Central Railroad of New Jersey August 1892<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Long Hill Township Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey Lackawanna Railroad October 10, 1890<ref name="peapackgladstone" /><ref name="operator" />
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Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Glen Rock Erie Railroad October 1, 1881Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Glen Rock Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
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Hackettstown Lackawanna Railroad October 31, 1994<ref name="netcongext" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Hamilton Township Pennsylvania Railroad February 21, 1999<ref name="feb2199opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Hammonton Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Hawthorne Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Hazlet Central Railroad of New Jersey July 1, 1875<ref name="1875openingNJCL" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb High Bridge Central Railroad of New Jersey 1856Template:Sfn
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Orange Lackawanna Railroad
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Hillsdale Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" />
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Hoboken Lackawanna Railroad February 24, 1907<ref name="hoboken1907">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Ho-Ho-Kus Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb New Brunswick Pennsylvania Railroad October 24, 1963<ref name="JerseyAve">Template:Cite news</ref>
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Template:Njts Template:Rcb Lebanon Central Railroad of New Jersey July 4, 1852<ref name="annandale1952">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Lincoln Park Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
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Linden Pennsylvania Railroad
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Lindenwold Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines September 17, 1989<ref name="1989ACL">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Connection available to PATCO Speedline
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Little Falls Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Little Silver Central Railroad of New Jersey
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Long Branch Central Railroad of New Jersey July 1, 1875<ref name="1875openingNJCL" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Lyndhurst Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Bernards Township Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Madison Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Mahwah Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Manasquan Central Railroad of New Jersey
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Maplewood Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb East Rutherford July 26, 2009<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Located on a spur from the Pascack Valley Line
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Woodbridge Township Pennsylvania Railroad November 14, 1971<ref name="metroparkopens">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Metuchen Pennsylvania Railroad citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Middletown Township Central Railroad of New Jersey July 1, 1875<ref name="1875openingNJCL" />
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Millburn Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Long Hill Township Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Oceanport Central Railroad of New Jersey
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad April 28, 2003<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Montvale Erie Railroad May 27, 1871<ref name="1871mayopening" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Morris Plains Lackawanna Railroad July 4, 1848<ref name="Arch82" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Morristown Lackawanna Railroad January 1, 1838Template:Sfn
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Mount Arlington Lackawanna Railroad January 21, 2008<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Mount Olive Township Lackawanna Railroad October 31, 1994<ref name="netcongext">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Denville Township Lackawanna Railroad
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Mountain Lakes Lackawanna Railroad November 10, 1912<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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South Orange Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Mountain View–Wayne Disabled access Template:Rcb Wayne Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb New Providence Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
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Template:Njts Template:Rcb Plainfield Central Railroad of New Jersey
Template:Njts Template:Rcb River Edge Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb New Brunswick Pennsylvania Railroad January 1, 1838Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb New Providence Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Newark Lackawanna Railroad November 19, 1836Template:Sfn
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Newark Pennsylvania Railroad March 24, 1935<ref name="newark penn 1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="newark penn 2">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Branchburg Central Railroad of New Jersey September 25, 1848<ref name="1938article" /><ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Elizabeth Pennsylvania Railroad
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Oradell Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" />
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Orange Lackawanna Railroad November 19, 1836Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Park Ridge Erie Railroad May 27, 1871<ref name="1871mayopening" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Passaic Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Paterson Erie Railroad May 28, 1832<ref name="passaichistory">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Peapack-Gladstone Lackawanna Railroad October 10, 1890<ref name="peapackgladstone" /><ref name="operator" />
Pennsauken Transit Center Disabled access Template:Rcb Pennsauken Township Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines October 14, 2013<ref name="pennsauken">Template:Cite news</ref> Connection available with the River Line.
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Perth Amboy Central Railroad of New Jersey June 28, 1875Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Plainfield Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1839<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Garfield Erie Railroad
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Point Pleasant Beach Central Railroad of New Jersey July 29, 1880<ref name="1880opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
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Template:Njts Template:Rcb Radburn Erie Railroad October 1, 1881Template:Sfn
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Ramsey Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
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Ramsey Erie Railroad August 22, 2004<ref name="RR17press">Template:Cite press release</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Raritan Central Railroad of New Jersey
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Red Bank Central Railroad of New Jersey July 1, 1875<ref name="1875openingNJCL" />
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Ridgewood Erie Railroad October 19, 1848<ref name="1848opening" /><ref name="1848opening-2" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb River Edge Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" /><ref name="1870opening2">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Roselle Park Lehigh Valley Railroad February 3, 1891<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Rutherford Erie Railroad December 4, 1833Template:Sfn
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Secaucus Pennsylvania Railroad
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Short Hills Lackawanna Railroad July 1879Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Somerville Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1842<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb South Amboy Central Railroad of New Jersey
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South Orange Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Spring Lake Central Railroad of New Jersey October 11, 1875Template:Sfn<ref name="1875openingSLSGMA">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Long Hill Township Lackawanna Railroad January 29, 1872<ref name="bernardsvilleopen" />
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Suffern, NY Erie Railroad June 30, 1841Template:Sfn<ref name="1841opening" />
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Summit Lackawanna Railroad September 17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Teterboro Erie Railroad May 29, 1904<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Montville Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn
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Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Union Township Lehigh Valley Railroad April 28, 2003<ref name="union2003">Template:Cite press release</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
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Waldwick Erie Railroad 1886<ref name=waldwick-open>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Montclair Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Bloomfield Lackawanna Railroad December 18, 1855Template:Sfn
Wayne Route 23 Disabled access Template:Rcb Wayne Erie Railroad January 12, 2008<ref name="wayne">New Wayne/Route 23 Transit Center Opens January 12, 2008 Template:Webarchive</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Wood-Ridge Erie Railroad May 15, 2016<ref name=wesmont-open>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Westfield Central Railroad of New Jersey January 1, 1839<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Westwood Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Whitehouse Station Central Railroad of New Jersey September 25, 1848<ref name="1938article" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Wood-Ridge Erie Railroad January 21, 1861<ref name="1861baer" /><ref name="1861opening" />
Template:Njts Disabled access Template:Rcb Woodbridge Township Pennsylvania Railroad October 11, 1864Template:Sfn
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Woodcliff Lake Erie Railroad May 27, 1871<ref name="1871mayopening">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Operated by others

Metro-North Railroad's West-of-Hudson service is operated by NJ Transit. NJ Transit owns the Pascack Valley Line right-of-way and stations, which are leased to Metro-North. On the Port Jervis Line north of Suffern, Metro-North owns or leases the ROW under an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway and operates the stations.<ref name =NJrailplan/> Two SEPTA Regional Rail lines terminate at stations in New Jersey, one of which is not served NJ Transit.

NJ Transit and Metro-North Railroad also operated a joint Train to the Game service for football games at the Meadowlands Sports Complex with stops at Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, Template:Mnrr, and Template:Mnrr on the New Haven Line.

Station Operator Service Location Former railroad
right-of-way
Opened Notes
30th Street Station Disabled access Amtrak Template:Rcb Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania Railroad
PRSL
March 12, 1933<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Hamptonburgh, NY Erie Railroad April 18, 1983<ref name="new service" />
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Harriman, NY Erie Railroad April 18, 1983<ref name="new service" /> Replaced Harriman (Erie)
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Walkill, NY Erie Railroad April 18, 1983<ref name="new service" /> Replaced Middletown (Erie)
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Nanuet, NY Erie Railroad June 30, 1841Template:Sfn<ref name="1841opening" />
Newark Liberty International Airport Disabled access PANYNJ Template:Rcb
Template:Rcb
Newark Pennsylvania Railroad October 21, 2001<ref name="newark airport">Template:Cite news</ref> Built by PANYNJ to connect Newark Airport via AirTrain Newark
Template:Mnrr Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Otisville, NY Erie Railroad November 1, 1846Template:Sfn
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Pearl River, NY Erie Railroad May 27, 1871<ref name="1871mayopening" />
New York Penn Station Disabled access Amtrak Template:Rcb
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New York, NY Pennsylvania Railroad September 8, 1910<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Port Jervis, NY Erie Railroad
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Cornwall, NY Erie Railroad citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Mnrr Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Sloatsburg, NY Erie Railroad
Template:Mnrr Disabled access Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Spring Valley, NY Erie Railroad June 30, 1841Template:Sfn<ref name="1841opening">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Template:Mnrr Metro-North Railroad Template:Rcb Tuxedo, NY Erie Railroad

Proposed and future stations

Template:Further Between 2008 and 2016, New Jersey Transit added four infill stations on existing lines. Template:As of, one additional infill station is planned.

Several other lines are proposed for restoration. Parts of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project in New Jersey have been implemented and there are proposals to extend the line west and into northeastern Pennsylvania. Restoration of service along the West Trenton Line between West Trenton (with connecting service to SEPTA's West Trenton Line) and Bridgewater where it would junction with the Raritan Valley Line (RVL) has been proposed, but not advanced.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Extension of the Raritan Valley Line in connection with the Lehigh Line into Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has also been considered.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Infill stations

Station Line Location Former railroad ROW Opening Notes
North Brunswick Disabled access Template:Rcb North Brunswick Pennsylvania Railroad TBA County Yard is nearby and undergoing expansion

Proposed expansion stations

Station Line Location Former railroad right-of-way Opening Notes
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Analomink, PA Lackawanna Railroad Proposed
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Andover Township Lackawanna Railroad 2026 Lackawanna Cut-Off Phase 1
Template:Njts West Trenton Line Belle Mead Reading Railroad Closed 1982, proposed restoration of service
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Blairstown Lackawanna Railroad Closed 1970, restoration of service
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Delaware Water Gap, PA Lackawanna Railroad Proposed to replace former Lackawanna Depot
Template:Njts Template:Rcb East Stroudsburg, PA Lackawanna Railroad Closed 1970, proposed to replace relocated former station building
Hillsborough West Trenton Line Hillsborough Township Reading Railroad Proposed restoration of service
Template:Njts West Trenton Line Hopewell Reading Railroad Closed 1982, proposed restoration of service
Template:Njts West Trenton Line Hopewell Township Reading Railroad Proposed
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Mount Pocono, PA Lackawanna Railroad Proposed to replace 1908-built DL&W Depot
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Scranton, PA Lackawanna Railroad Proposed to replace former Lackawanna Terminal
Bloomsbury–Bethlehem Template:Rcb Bethlehem Township Central Railroad of New Jersey Proposed Rail/Bus Park-and-Ride
West Trenton West Trenton Line Ewing Township Reading Railroad Proposed restoration of service

Former stations

NJ Transit has closed numerous stations since its inception due to realignments in service or low ridership.

Station Line Location Former railroad
right-of-way
Opened Closed Notes
Ampere Template:Rcb East Orange Lackawanna Railroad April 24, 1893<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> April 7, 1991<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> Closed with Grove Street on April 7, 1991.<ref name=":1" />
Arlington Template:Rcb Kearny Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn citation CitationClass=web

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Closed as part of service changes with the Montclair Connection.<ref name="mbline" />
Benson Street Template:Rcb Glen Ridge Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn September 20, 2002<ref name="mbline" /> Closed as part of service changes with the Montclair Connection.<ref name="mbline" />
Fairmount Avenue Template:Rcb Hackensack Erie Railroad
Finderne Template:Rcb Manville Central Railroad of New Jersey citation CitationClass=web

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Glen Gardner Template:Rcb Glen Gardner Central Railroad of New Jersey July 2, 1852Template:Sfn January 1, 1984<ref name="hamptonwest">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Closed as part of the truncation of service back to High Bridge on January 1, 1984.<ref name="hamptonwest" />
Grant Avenue Template:Rcb Plainfield Central Railroad of New Jersey April 26, 1986<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
Great Notch Template:Rcb Little Falls Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn citation CitationClass=web

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Closed on January 17, 2010 after years of poor ridership.<ref name="2010closing" />
Grove Street Template:Rcb
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East Orange Lackawanna Railroad April 7, 1991<ref name=":1" /> Closed with Ampere on April 7, 1991.<ref name=":1" />
Hampton Template:Rcb Hampton Central Railroad of New Jersey July 2, 1852Template:Sfn January 1, 1984<ref name="hamptonwest" /> Closed as part of the truncation of service back to High Bridge on January 1, 1984.<ref name="hamptonwest" />
Harmon Cove Template:Rcb
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Secaucus Erie Railroad June 26, 1978<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> August 4, 2003<ref name="2003cove">Template:Cite press release</ref> Closed on August 4, 2003 as part of a service reroute for Secaucus Junction.<ref name="2003cove" />
Harrison Template:Rcb
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Harrison Lackawanna Railroad September 16, 1984<ref name="sept1784timetable">Template:Cite book</ref> Harrison and Roseville Avenue stations closed on September 16, 1984.<ref name="sept1784timetable" />
Template:Njts Template:Rcb Lyndhurst Lackawanna Railroad December 14, 1870Template:Sfn June 8, 2025<ref name="lyndhurststa2025">Template:Cite news</ref> Kingsland station closed after a new station was built at Lyndhurst.<ref name="lyndhurststa2025" />
New Milford Template:Rcb Oradell Erie Railroad March 4, 1870<ref name="1870opening" /><ref name="1870opening2" /> October 1986
North Newark Template:Rcb Newark Erie Railroad January 1, 1873Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn April 26, 1986<ref name=":0" /> Closed along with Grant Avenue on April 26, 1986.<ref name=":0" />
North Rahway Template:Rcb
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Rahway Pennsylvania Railroad citation CitationClass=web

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Phillipsburg Template:Rcb Hampton Central Railroad of New Jersey July 2, 1852Template:Sfn January 1, 1984<ref name="hamptonwest" /> Closed as part of the truncation of service back to High Bridge on January 1, 1984.<ref name="hamptonwest" />
Roseville Avenue Template:Rcb
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Newark Lackawanna Railroad September 16, 1984<ref name="sept1784timetable" /> Harrison and Roseville Avenue stations closed on September 16, 1984.<ref name="sept1784timetable" />
Rowe Street Template:Rcb Bloomfield Erie Railroad 1955 September 20, 2002<ref name="mbline" /> Closed as part of service changes with the Montclair Connection.<ref name="mbline" />
South Paterson Template:Rcb Paterson Erie Lackawanna Railway April 2, 1963 October 1986<ref name="southpatclosed">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Closed due to low ridership.<ref name="southpatclosed" />

See also

Bibliography

References

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