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For other railways stations named Aberdeen, see Aberdeen station (disambiguation). For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
Aberdeen-Matawan
Aberdeen-Matawan Station in December 2006.
General information
LocationMain Street and Atlantic Avenue
Matawan, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist.
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 135
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone15
History
Opened1875
Passengers
20122,554 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   NJT   Following station
Template:NJT lines
  Former services  
PRR
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Matawan Station
The former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot at Aberdeen-Matawan in 2010.
Aberdeen–Matawan station is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Aberdeen–Matawan station
Aberdeen–Matawan station is located in New Jersey
Aberdeen–Matawan station
Aberdeen–Matawan station is located in the United States
Aberdeen–Matawan station
LocationMatawan, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates40°25′12.70″N 74°13′24.98″W / 40.4201944°N 74.2236056°W / 40.4201944; -74.2236056
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
Architectural styleStick/eastlake, Carpenter Gothic
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002756[2]
NJRHP No.2017[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

Aberdeen-Matawan is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Aberdeen Township and Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is 5 miles east of South Amboy and 2 miles west of Hazlet. This station, convenient to New Jersey State Route 35, is popular with commuters, and the busiest station on the line, between Bay Head and Rahway.

The station is located at grade on Atlantic Avenue, on the border of Aberdeen and Matawan, and has two high side platforms, as well as two abandoned low side platforms, and two tracks. A ticket office is located on the New York bound platform. All trains on the North Jersey Coast Line serve this station. The former Freehold Branch can still be traced in a southeastern parking lot.

History

For many years, the New York and Long Branch Railroad-built station was known as just Matawan, as its stationhouse and main platform were in Matawan, and only an auxiliary platform and large extra parking area were in Aberdeen.

The original building was opened in 1875 as a temporary station. It was the first station built on the line and was estimated to cost between $4,000 and $6,000 at the time.[4] In 1982, the original building was closed and replaced by a small, one-story building on the north side of the tracks, to accommodate morning rush hour travelers commuting into New York City. The station was electrified in 1983 under New Jersey Transit as just a one stop extension from the original end of electrification under the Pennsylvania Railroad in South Amboy.[5] In 1984, the original station building was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[2][3][6][7]

When the station was reconstructed and expanded in the 1990s, the new stationhouse and main platforms were built on the Aberdeen (eastern) side of Atlantic Avenue. New Jersey Transit considered renaming the station to just Aberdeen, but Matawan officials protested, as much of the town's recognition factor was due to the heavy use of the station by central New Jersey residents. Thus, the joint Aberdeen-Matawan name was adopted. In 2003, the area surrounding the station was designated a Transit Village by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[8] Work began on the redevelopment of the surrounding area in August 2016.[9]

All three station buildings are still in existence.

Station layout

  ■ North Jersey Coast Line toward New York or Hoboken (South Amboy)
  ■ North Jersey Coast Line toward Bay Head (Hazlet)

See also

References

  1. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ^ Sears, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Three Buildings, One Stop: A Closer Look at the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station". Matawan-Aberdeen Patch. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Aberdeen-Matawan". Subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  7. ^ Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  8. ^ Hlavenka, Jacqueline (January 28, 2010). "Aberdeen, Matawan revisit plans for transit village". Greater Media Newspapers. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/a-new-new-jersey-transit-transit-village-under-way.html?channel=55

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