Basking Ridge station
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40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W
Basking Ridge | |||||||||||||
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 Basking Ridge station in September 2020. The station's former semaphore signal has been removed from the building's canopy over the platform. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Ridge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Lakeland Bus Lines: 78 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Station code | 714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 16 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | January 29, 1872[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1911[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 6, 1931[4] | ||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||
| April 4, 1911 | Station depot burns[5] | ||||||||||||
| July 1, 1981 | Station agency closed[6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 79 (average weekday)[8][9] | ||||||||||||
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Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.
History
The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911.[5] The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.[7]
Station layout
The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.
| Ground/ platform level | |
| Track 1 | ← Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Bernardsville) Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Lyons) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
| Street level | Station building, ticket machine and parking |
References
- ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
- ^ Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Annual Report of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company for the Year Ending December 31st, 1911 (Report). Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. 1911. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Basking Ridge R.R. Station Burned". The Bernardsville News. April 7, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Town to Decide on Train Station". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. May 20, 1981. p. 17. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Polakiewicz, David (December 8, 1983). "Township, NJ Transit Working on Lease for Railroad Station". The Bernardsville News. p. 16. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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