Perth Amboy is a station on
NJ Transit
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's
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a commuter rail
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, located in
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city (New Jersey), city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,4 ...
. The station is located in a cut between Elm Street and Maple Street and between Smith Street and Market Street in downtown Perth Amboy, and has two low
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 ...
s.
History
The station building was built in 1928 to replace an older structure built by the
Central Railroad of New Jersey
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that was moved to Lewis Street and currently serves as a private residence there.
It been listed in the
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registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the
Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.
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Station renovations
The station was refurbished in the 1990s. On June 16, 2010, New Jersey Transit (NJT) announced it had agreed to a $1 million (2010 USD) contract for a consultant to study the addition of high-level platforms to make the station compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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(ADA). NJ Transit's 2015 budget allocated $9.6 million for the final design for a major renovation that would make the station compliant with the ADA by adding elevators, and also include canopies and upgrades to communication systems.
Ground was broken on the $45 million (2022 USD) project on April 21, 2022, with
Governor
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Phil Murphy
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in attendance.
Station layout
Perth Amboy has two tracks and two low-level asphalt
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 ...
s. The platforms are located below street level in a cut. At street level, there is a ticket office.
See also
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List of New Jersey Transit stations
NJ Transit Rail Operations provides passenger service on 12 lines at a total of 166 stations, some operated in conjunction with Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad (MNR).
NJ Transit Rail Operations (NJTR) was established by NJ Transit (NJT) to run c ...
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Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, located on the Arthur Kill in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, was once a vital ferry slip for boats in New York Harbor.
It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and Nationa ...
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References
External links
NJT North Jersey Coast Line (World-NYC-Subway.org)Perth Amboy New Jersey Transit station (The Subway Nut)Smith Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewStation House from Google Maps Street View*
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey
NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
Railway stations in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875
Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations
Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations
1875 establishments in New Jersey