Ocean City Tenth Street Station is located in Ocean City in

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. Built in 1898, it served rail service until 1981. The building now operates as the Ocean City Transportation Center, which is a bus stop for

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. In 2012, the building was damaged after being flooded by

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, and was reconstructed to its historic appearance.

History

The station was built in 1898 by the Ocean City Railroad, which was acquired by the

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in 1901, and later by the

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. Trains last served the station in August 1981, when service was cancelled due to poor track conditions and limited funding from the

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. The architect was probably William Hunter, assistant chief engineer of the

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. Tenth Street Station was added to the

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on June 22, 1984 for its significance in architecture and history. With Now known as the Ocean City Transportation Center, the building is in use as a

bus station. In October 2012, the Transportation Center was damaged during floods caused by

. Due to the building's historic nature, special reconstruction was required to restore the building's appearance between 1890 and 1910. This included adding a Queen Anne style

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. In August 2014, Ocean City awarded a $522,826 contract to TNT Construction Company, Inc. of

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, using a $501,000 grant from the

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Destinations

operates bus routes 319,

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, and 509 out of the Ocean City Transportation Center. Bus route 319 provides limited seasonal service from Ocean City to the

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while bus routes 507 and 509 run daily from Ocean City to

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via the

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Ocean City 34th Street Station Ocean City 34th Street Station was located in Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The station — a small wooden shelter with bench seating for a few passengers, located just south of 34th Street next to a rail line running ...

– a historic rail station that has been demolished

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* {{New Jersey Transit Bus Operations Ocean City, New Jersey Shingle Style architecture in New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1898 Railway stations in Cape May County, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Former railway stations in New Jersey Former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines stations National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places NJ Transit bus stations Repurposed railway stations in the United States Railway stations in the United States closed in 1981