North Elizabeth is a commuter railroad station in the

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, Union County,

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. Located at the North Avenue bridge crossing in Elizabeth, the station serves trains of

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's Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines. The next station to the northeast is

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and to the southeast is downtown Elizabeth station. North Elizabeth station features two high-level platforms for handicap accessibility under the

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. Service at this station is limited, but growing. As of November 8, 2020, there are 14 eastbound trains and 13 westbound trains serving the station on weekends.https://d2g63oyneaimm8.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/2020-11/R0070.pdf

History

The present station was opened by NJ Transit in February 1987, replacing a stop with low-level platforms.

Station layout

This station has two

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s and four tracks. Each platform has a staircase at their northern ends going down to North Avenue, which crosses under the tracks, and another at their southern ends going up Hand Place, which crosses above the tracks. The station house and small parking lot are at the North Avenue end on the New York-bound platform. A larger parking lot is adjacent to the southbound platform.

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North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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