Raritan is an

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railroad station on the

Raritan Valley Line The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. ...

, in Raritan, Somerset County,

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, United States, north of the town center on Thompson Street. The station building is south of the tracks in the main parking lot and was built in the early 1890s. There are also three other small lots for this station. Raritan is the westernmost stop served by most Raritan Valley Line trains, as well as daily service. Service between Raritan and High Bridge operates during weekdays only. The station building has been listed in the

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and

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registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey
/ref> It houses the local

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inside. A small section is still open during the winter with heaters so passengers do not have to wait outside.

Station layout

The station has two low-level

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References

External links

world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line
{{portalbar, Architecture, National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Railway stations in Somerset County, New Jersey Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Raritan, New Jersey Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations Veterans of Foreign Wars buildings

Station layout

See also

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