High Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 High Bridge station with the Central Railroad of New Jersey depot on the right in March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Central Avenue and Bridge Street, High Bridge, New Jersey 08829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 74°53′46″W / 40.6667°N 74.8960°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 52.2 miles (84.0 km) from Jersey City[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1856[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1869; 1913[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 1, 1932 | Passenger service on High Bridge Branch discontinued[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 72 (average weekday)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Bridge is a railway station in High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The station is the western terminus of the New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line. The next station eastward is Annandale. The parking lot for the station is located one block to the west. The station only uses the southern track for inbound and outbound trains. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey station house, constructed in 1913, is currently used for storage and there is a covered waiting area under the building canopy. This station has no weekend service.
The railroad, and the moniker of High Bridge, was constructed in 1852 through the valley. Despite causing a boom to a local iron works, the railroad did not establish a station in the area until 1856. Until 1983, Raritan Valley service continued westward to Phillipsburg. Limited service and low ridership led NJ Transit to discontinue all service west of High Bridge. Since service ended, there have been repeated investigations and requests for daily service to be extended back to Phillipsburg.[7]
- ^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
- ^ a b "High Bridge Station". njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Snell 1881, pp. 528–529.
- ^ Bernhart 2004, p. 69.
- ^ "Branch to Lose Train". The Courier-News. Plainfield, New Jersey. February 26, 1932. p. 23. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ Higgs, Larry (July 11, 2022). "Is It Time to Expand NJ Transit Rail Service to Pennsylvania? Petition Thinks So". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
