South Amboy station

South Amboy
South Amboy station in April 2015.
Location	119 S Broadway South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
Coordinates	40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°WCoordinates: 40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	North Jersey Coast Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 815 and 817
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	13[1]
Electrified	1938
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,050 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Aberdeen-Matawan toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Perth Amboy toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Morgan (Lawrence Harbor) toward Bay Head Junction New York and Long Branch Railroad Perth Amboy Junction toward New York City or Exchange Place

South Amboy is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2½ miles south of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles northwest of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many still do. This station is located at grade level on Mason Street, and has a high-level island platform serving two tracks.

Station layout

	■ North Jersey Coast Line	toward New York or Hoboken (Perth Amboy)
	■ North Jersey Coast Line	toward Bay Head (Aberdeen-Matawan)

South Amboy station recently finished being upgraded for ADA and handicap access. Phase one of this project included the building of a new pedestrian overpass allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The bridge cost a total of $4.8M when it opened on 14 March 2005.^[3]

South Amboy station in 1981, with a Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive present in the station.

The second engineering and construction phase consisted of replacing the two original low-level side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level island platform^[4] and a reconstruction of the current station building.^[3] Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage.^[4] The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29M.^[5] The second phase of improvements was completed on January 5, 2010.^[6]

References

1. "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
3. NJ Transit opens pedestrian overpass at South Amboy station Progressive Railroading
4. NJ Transit proceeds with Penn, South Amboy station projects Progressive Railroading
5. Passenger Railroads' MOW plans Progressive Railroading
6. "Officials Mark Completion of South Amboy Station Improvements" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. January 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.

External links

Media related to South Amboy (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View