Little Silver is a railway station in Little Silver, Monmouth County,

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. It is served by trains on

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. The station is located in between two grade crossings, and trains can back up traffic when they stop at the station.

History

The station was originally built in 1875 by the

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which was acquired by the

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. On June 30, 1882, the community became the site of an accident in which 5 of the 7 cars of the NY&LB's ''Lightning Express'' train plunged off a trestle bridge, killing 1 man outright, with 2 men dying of their injuries later. Former President

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was among the survivors of the accident. The original station house was replaced by the existing station, which was designed by the noted American architect

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prior to his death in 1886, and opened in 1890. The

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has been on the

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and

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registers of historic places since 1984 listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.Historic Places -- Monmouth County, New Jersey

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. Accessed June 8, 2007. The station exterior is constructed of sandstone with a slate roof, while the interior features rough wood paneling. It was renovated from 2001 to 2003 with Mark Fitzsimmons as the architect.

Station layout

The station has two low-level asphalt

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Station from Sycamore Avenue from Google Maps Street ViewStation from Oceanport Avenue from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places Railway stations in Monmouth County, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875 Little Silver, New Jersey Henry Hobson Richardson buildings Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in New Jersey Stations on the North Jersey Coast Line National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations

History

Station layout

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