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Absecon station

Coordinates: 39°25′27″N 74°30′06″W / 39.4241°N 74.5016°W / 39.4241; -74.5016
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Absecon
General information
LocationSouth Station Avenue and Ohio Avenue
Absecon, New Jersey
Coordinates39°25′27″N 74°30′06″W / 39.4241°N 74.5016°W / 39.4241; -74.5016
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
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Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 508, 554, 559
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking170 spaces plus 6 ADA spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeABN(Amtrak)
Passengers
2012238 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   NJT   Following station
Template:NJT lines

Absecon station is a New Jersey Transit station in Absecon, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It is located at Station and Ohio Avenues.

In 1938, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered the elimination of grade crossings in Absecon. The project was more than a mile long and covered five crossings. By this time, the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (who owned it at the time) was five years old. the railroad was already working on acquiring land in August of that year. Due to the need to span Absecon Creek and Shore Road, an 'unusual' concrete and steel trestle was planned. It appears that the project was funded, at least in part, by the Public Works Administration. In March 1940, the project reportedly cost $1.5 million and included a 'fireproof' station level with the elevated tracks. Even with the 1989 upgrade of the line owned by New Jersey Transit, most of the Absecon Station still survives 72 years later.

Station layout

2F
Platform level
New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line toward 30th Street (Egg Harbor City)
Atlantic City Line toward Atlantic City (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
1G Street Level NJT Bus Route 554 & 559

References

  1. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
Platform view