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Walter Rand Transportation Center

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Coordinates: 39°56′35″N 75°7′11″W / 39.94306°N 75.11972°W / 39.94306; -75.11972
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Walter Rand Transportation Center
Walter Rand Transportation Center entrance from Broadway
General information
Other namesBroadway
Location527 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates39°56′35″N 75°7′11″W / 39.94306°N 75.11972°W / 39.94306; -75.11972
Owned byNJ Transit and Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms2 side platforms (River Line)
1 island platform (PATCO)
Tracks2 (River Line); 2 (PATCO)
Bus routesNJ Transit bus NJ Transit Bus: 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 457, 551
Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines
ConnectionsLocal shuttle SJTA: Pureland North South
Construction
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 7, 1936
Rebuilt
  • January 4, 1969 (PATCO conversion)
  • May 17, 1989 (bus center opened)
  • March 15, 2004 (River Line opened)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Cooper Street–Rutgers University
toward Entertainment Center
 River Line 36th Street
toward Trenton
Preceding station DRPA Following station
City Hall
toward 15–16th & Locust
 PATCO Speedline Ferry Avenue
toward Lindenwold
Proposed services (2028)[1]
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Glassboro–Camden Line Lanning Square
toward Glassboro
Former services (at Broadway)[2][3]
Preceding station Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Following station
Camden
Closed 1953
Terminus
 ACRR Main Line Collingswood
toward Atlantic City
ACRR Cape May Branch 51st Street
toward Cape May
Location
Map

The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a transportation hub located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, New Jersey. It is served by the River Line, New Jersey Transit buses and Greyhound intercity buses and also includes the Broadway station of the PATCO Speedline.

History

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Broadway station of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in September 1965

The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) had its Broadway station near the site. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936, with an underground Broadway station as its Camden terminus. After Camden Terminal closed in 1953, Broadway was the Camden terminus of the PRSL. PRSL service to Camden ended in 1965.

The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968 for conversion into the PATCO Speedline.[4] The Lindenwold–City Hall segment, including Broadway, reopened on January 4, 1969.[5]

The surface-level bus transfer center opened on May 17, 1989 as Camden Transportation Center and was renamed in 1994 for Walter Rand, a former New Jersey State Senator, who specialized in transportation issues while serving in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. River Line service began on March 15, 2004.

The station is the planned northern terminus of the Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system projected for completion in 2028.[1]

In October 2021, NJ Transit announced plans to replace the facility with a new one, awarding a contract to conduct conceptual design, preliminary and final engineering and construction assistance services to HNTB.[6]

Train service

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G
Ground level 		Street Station house, buses
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ←      River Line toward Entertainment Center (Cooper Street–Rutgers University)
Northbound →      River Line toward Trenton (36th Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine PATCO faregates
P
Platform level 		Westbound ←      PATCO Speedline toward 15–16th & Locust (City Hall)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →      PATCO Speedline toward Lindenwold (Ferry Avenue) →

Bus service

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The transportation center is served by several New Jersey Transit bus routes 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 457 and 551.

It is also served by Greyhound Lines and a South Jersey Transportation Authority shuttle to the Pureland Industrial Complex.

Notable places nearby

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The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

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  • Broadway station serving PATCO Speedline
    Broadway station serving PATCO Speedline
  • River Line train at Walter Rand Transportation Center
    River Line train at Walter Rand Transportation Center
  • Bus gates serving NJ Transit buses
    Bus gates serving NJ Transit buses


References

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  1. ^ a b Walsh, Jim (31 October 2022). "Proposed Glassboro-Camden light-rail line is one step closer to reality". Cherry Hill Courier-Post. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Time Tables" (PDF). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. 28 September 1947. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Time Tables" (PDF). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. 26 June 1949. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ DeGraw, Ronald (January 26, 1969). "Full High-Speed Line Cannot Open Because Of Signal Troubles". The Philadelphia Inquirerx`. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nj Transit".
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