Rahway station

Rahway
Rahway station in August 2014
General information
LocationMilton Avenue, between Irving & Broad Streets
Rahway, New Jersey
Coordinates40°36′23″N 74°16′34″W / 40.6065°N 74.276°W / 40.6065; -74.276
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 48
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone8[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1836[2]
Rebuilt1885[3]
November 1911[4]–July 26, 1913[5]
March 1971[6]–August 28, 1975[7]
January 1996–August 1998[8]
ElectrifiedDecember 8, 1932[9]
Key dates
November 12, 1884Station depot burns[3]
November 1975Amtrak service discontinued[10]
Passengers
20123,236 (average weekday)[11]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Metropark
toward Trenton
Northeast Corridor Line Linden
Avenel
toward Bay Head
North Jersey Coast Line Linden
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Metropark
toward Trenton
Northeast Corridor Line North Rahway
(closed 1993)
Avenel
toward Bay Head
North Jersey Coast Line North Rahway
(closed 1993)
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Metuchen
toward Chicago
Main Line Linden
Perth Amboy Junction New Brunswick Line Scott Avenue
Avenel Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Terminus
Location
Map

Rahway station is an NJ Transit train station in Rahway, New Jersey that is located 20.7 miles southwest of New York Penn Station, with service on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines.

  1. ^ "Northeast Corridor Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Baer, Christopher T. "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1836" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2019. Jan. 1, 1836 New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Company begins revenue service to Rahway with 5 round trips with locomotive west of Newark; service east of Newark is still by horse car; schedule is run Jan. 1 & 2 as introduction.
  3. ^ a b Pennsylvania Railroad 1886, p. 103.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Lets Contracts for Three Millions at Rahway". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 25, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "St. George Ave. Hosted Battles" (PDF). The Rahway News Record. Rahway, New Jersey. July 1985. p. 17. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "State Spending $67,000 for Rail Car Batteries". The Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park Press. March 6, 1971. p. 26. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Daybook". The Daily Record. Long Branch, New Jersey. August 28, 1975. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Russell, Suzanne C. (August 13, 1998). "Ceremony Marks Renovation of Rahway Station". The Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 16. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Electric Train Service Started by P.R.R. Today". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. December 8, 1932. pp. 1, 11. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1975timetable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.