Hamilton is an

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station on the

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, in Hamilton Township, Mercer County,

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, United States. Also at this station is the

Hamilton Township bus garage. The station is at 600 Sloan Avenue, off exit 65B of Interstate 295. Hamilton Transit Center opened February 21, 1999 as an intermodal complex. It is next to a former American Standard factory that was redeveloped into an office building. Peak express trains make the trip to

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in about an hour, while off-peak express trains take an hour and fifteen minutes. The Hamilton station received national media attention in 2019, when it was reported that commuters are regularly locked out of the station building on early mornings. The building, which houses a ticket office, waiting room, and Dunkin' Donuts shop, is to open at 4:30 a.m. every day with the opening of the donut shop; a Dunkin' Donuts employee is contracted to open the doors of the building at that time. The ticket office opens later each day, at 6 a.m., and the platforms and a small enclosed waiting area are always kept open.

Station layout

The station has two high-level

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s connected by a passageway over the tracks.

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's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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* NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Stations on the Northeast Corridor Railway stations in the United States opened in 1999 Railway stations in Mercer County, New Jersey Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub