Long Branch is a

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commuter rail station on the

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, located in

Long Branch, New Jersey Long Branch is a beachside City (New Jersey), city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 30,719,< ...

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, and serving Long Branch, West Long Branch and

Eatontown Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the borough's population was 12,709, Long Branch is the terminus of diesel shuttle and electric service; a transfer is needed to continue most trips. On weekdays through train service between Bay Head and Hoboken is offered. Located in the heart of downtown Long Branch between grade crossings at Bath and Westwood Avenues, the station features a single high level island platform accessible from a crosswalk across Track 2. Passengers arriving from Bay Head destined for New York platform on the eastbound track and must change trains across the platform to an electric local or express train. Long Branch station features a large 11-track storage and maintenance yard for all New York-bound electric trains arriving and waiting to depart. During peak hours, there is direct train service from New York to Bay Head with service going to New York during the AM Rush and service from New York during the PM Rush.

Gallery

Image:4406+4624@LongBranch.jpg, Trains at Long Branch File:FWPNW026LongBranch1574A.jpg, Long Branch station c.1940

References

{{NJT stations navbox NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875 Long Branch, New Jersey Railway stations in Monmouth County, New Jersey Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations 1875 establishments in New Jersey