Plainfield is a

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railroad station on the

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, in Plainfield, Union County,

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. One of two train stations in Plainfield, this station serves the central part of the city. The ticket office and waiting area are in the south side station house (the eastbound platform). It was the westernmost station on the line with ADA accessibility, until Somerville's new high-level platforms were opened on December 7, 2010.

History

Plainfield station was originally built by Bradford L. Gilbert and Joseph Osgood for the

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in 1902. As with the rest of the CNJ, the station was subsidized by the

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in 1964 and absorbed into Conrail in 1976. The station is one of the two surviving CNJ stations in Plainfield (the other being

Netherwood station Netherwood is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Plainfield, New Jersey, Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is located along North Avenue at the intersection of Nether ...

), whereas the community previously had five; the other three being at Grant Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and another station named Evona. It been listed in the

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and

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registers of historic places since 1984 and along with Netherwood is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.Plainfield New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
/ref> The station underwent a reconstruction project in 2010 and kept its listing.

Station layout

The station has two high-level

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References

External links

world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line
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Plainfield Station

Watchung Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Station House from Google Maps Street View

Park Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{NRHP in Union County, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations NJT station Railway stations in Union County, New Jersey Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Renaissance Revival architecture in New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1839 National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey 1839 establishments in New Jersey

History

Station layout

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