Far Hills is a

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station in Far Hills, in Somerset County,

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, United States located at the intersection of Route 202 and CR 512, east of Route 206.

History

The

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-style station was built in 1914 and also includes an old freight station to the west in a similar design. The

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has been on the

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and

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registers of historic places since 1984, listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Station layout

In addition to the building with ticket office and waiting room, permitted parking is available, along with bicycle racks along the station house wall. There is one low-level concrete

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. Near the station, there is a passing siding to allow east and westbound trains to get past each other. The Far Hills station has a restaurant called ''Butler's Pantry'' and is part of the NJ Transit Gladstone Branch, offering service to

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, and to

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in Midtown Manhattan via the

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. The station is also known as Far Hills–Bedminster because of its proximity to the town. During an earlier era, most riders would get off at the Far Hills station for the horse races at the Far Hills Steeplechase Farm.

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Station from US 202 from Google Maps Street View
{{NRHP in Somerset County, New Jersey Far Hills, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1890 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Railway stations in Somerset County, New Jersey Former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad stations National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey

History

Station layout

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