Phillipsburg Union Station

PHILLIPSBURG
Phillipsburg station
General information
Location175 South Main Street, Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865
Coordinates40°41′18″N 75°11′56″W / 40.688231°N 75.198826°W / 40.688231; -75.198826
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
ClosedDecember 30, 1983 (1983-12-30)
Key dates
June 20, 1943Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad discontinues passenger service[1][2]
December 30, 1983NJ Transit ends commuter service[3]
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Raritan Valley Line Hampton
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Bethlehem
toward Scranton
Main Line High Bridge
Easton
toward Scranton
Vulcanite
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Terminus Phillipsburg Branch Stewartsville
toward Washington
Location
Map

Phillipsburg Union Station is an active railroad station museum, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States, at 178 South Main Street. Opened in 1914, Union Station was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) and shared with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) and was situated where the lines merged before the bridge crossing the Delaware River. Designed by Frank J. Nies, the architect who produced many of DL&W stations now listed state and federal registers of historic places, the 2+12 story, 3 bay brick building is unusual example of a union station and a representation of early 20th century Prairie style architecture.[4][5] The Phillipsburg Union Signal Tower, or PU Tower, is nearby, also restored to its original form, and available for tours.

  1. ^ "Lackawanna Railroad Timetables" (PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. March 10, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lackawanna Railroad Timetables" (PDF). New York, New York: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. June 20, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Kraft, Randy (December 15, 1983). "Phillipsburg-to-New York City run by train service will end Dec. 30". The Morning Call. p. 22. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Phillipsburg Commercial Historic District: Phillipsburg Union Train Station". New Jersey Historic Trust. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Historic Phillipsburg". LWDMR. Retrieved January 2, 2016.