Bernardsville is a

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station located in

Bernardsville Bernardsville () is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled in the heart of the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,707,

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along the

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of the

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History

Bernardsville station opened on January 29, 1872 with the first

New Jersey West Line Railroad The New Jersey West Line Railroad was a proposed railroad running east and west across Northern New Jersey, of which the only part constructed was what is now the Gladstone Branch of New Jersey Transit between Summit, New Jersey, Summit and Berna ...

train leaving Bernardsville for Summit station.

Station layout

The station building, located on the north side of the tracks, is of stone-masonry construction. It was designed by architect Bradford L. Gilbert. There is a convenience store/deli inside the station building with a large high-ceilinged seating area that was formerly a bank branch. A public restroom and ticket vending machine are available. In 1984 the building was added to the

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and the

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National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey
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stands near the pedestrian entrance to the station parking lot. The station's one low-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

has a walkway across the main track, allowing passengers to reach the outer track.

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External links

Station from Google Maps Street View
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