The Delaware Water Gap is a proposed rail station in

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, as part of the

Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project The Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project is a New Jersey Transit and Amtrak effort to restore passenger service to the Lackawanna Cut-Off in northwest New Jersey. Begun in 2011 and underway as of 2022, the project's Phase 1 is meant to exten ...

. The new station would be built south of PA Route 2028 (River Road), about west of the historic railroad station of the same name. Passenger rail service into

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and

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would be provided by

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via the Lackawanna Cut-Off. Parking would be available at the Pennsylvania

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, located southwest of Interstate 80. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently completed improvements to the welcome center. A park-and-ride facility, a five-level garage with about 900 spaces, would be built in the current parking area. The amount of parking for the welcome center would remain unchanged. Pedestrians would walk between the station platform, located between the track and Interstate 80, and the parking site via River Road (Route 2028), which would be improved to handle the foot traffic. Cars coming from Interstate 80 would also use River Road. The proposed location is just outside

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a national recreation area administered by the National Park Service in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. It is centered around a stretch of the Delaware River designated the Middl ...

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Lackawanna Cut-Off map
{{NJT stations navbox Proposed NJ Transit rail stations Railway stations in Pennsylvania Proposed public transportation in New Jersey Transportation buildings and structures in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

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