Bridgewater station (NJ Transit)

Bridgewater
Bridgewater station seen from the High Bridge-bound platform in March 2014.
General information
LocationCole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates40°33′35″N 74°33′06″W / 40.5598°N 74.5517°W / 40.5598; -74.5517
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Distance31.4 miles (50.5 km) from Jersey City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone15
History
Opened1985[2]
Rebuilt1999[3]–July 17, 2000[4]
Previous namesCalco (1985–1996)[5]
Passengers
2012336 (average weekday)[6] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Somerville Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Finderne
(closed 2006)
Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook
Location
Map

Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station stands on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure.

  1. ^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
  2. ^ "New NJ Transit Service to Newark/New York". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 5, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Station Makeover". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. August 14, 1999. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "All Aboard!". The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Pilhofer, Aron (October 16, 1996). "NJ Transit Wants to Go Along for Ride". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.