Manasquan is a railway station in

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. It is served by trains on

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. In May 2011,

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s were installed on both sides of the station depot at Manasquan. Commuter parking is free at the station, but it shares its lot with the customers of the pub adjacent to the station.

History

The station originally opened in 1876 by the

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. In 1896, the depot was replaced by the one at Spring Lake. The depot was built out of wood from

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's agricultural exhibition in the celebration of the United States Centennial in 1876. The depot lasted on the site until March 30, 1996, when a fire ravaged the 120-year-old building while serving as the home of the local historical society. The fire-ravaged depot came down in May. A replacement depot, the one currently on the site, began construction in 2004.

Station layout

This station is not handicapped accessible. It consists of two tracks for each respective direction; the track corresponding to

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-bound trains does not have a concrete platform and is reached by crossing the track corresponding to Bay Head-bound trains.

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Railway stations in Monmouth County, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Stations on the North Jersey Coast Line Manasquan, New Jersey Former New York and Long Branch Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1876 1876 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub