North Branch is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have no weekend service. The former Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.[5]
North Branch | |||||||||||||
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North Branch station as faced from Station Road. | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Station Road & Central Place, Branchburg, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 1 bicycle rack | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 18[1] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | September 25, 1848[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1850, 1860, 1892–1893, 1970[4] | ||||||||||||
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January 8, 1970 | Station depot burned[5] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 72 (average weekday)[6] | ||||||||||||
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The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform.
G | Track 1 | ← Raritan Valley Line weekdays toward High Bridge (White House) ← Raritan Valley Line weekdays toward Newark Penn Station (Raritan) → |
Side platform | ||
Street level | Ticket machine, parking |
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Atlantic City Line |
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Bergen County Line |
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Gladstone Branch |
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Meadowlands |
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Montclair-Boonton Line |
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Morristown Line |
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North Jersey Coast Line |
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Northeast Corridor Line |
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Pascack Valley Line |
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Raritan Valley Line |
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West Trenton Line |
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