South Amboy station

South Amboy
South Amboy station in April 2015.
General information
Location137 North Broadway
South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
Coordinates40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W / 40.4829361; -74.2789333
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 815 and 817
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone13[1]
History
RebuiltNovember 2006–January 5, 2010[2][3]
Electrified12 kV 25 Hz
Passengers
20121,050 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Aberdeen–Matawan
toward Bay Head
North Jersey Coast Line Perth Amboy
Former services
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
Morgan Main Line South Amboy Junction
Location
Map

South Amboy is a commuter railroad train station in the city of South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Servicing trains of New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, electric trains go between New York Penn Station and Long Branch. There are also diesel trains that go through to Bay Head. The next station to the north, across the Raritan River, is Perth Amboy and the next station to the southeast is Aberdeen–Matawan. The station consists of two tracks and a single high-level island platform that is handicap accessible.

  1. ^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "S. Amboy Prepares for Rail Platform". The Home News Tribune. November 9, 2006. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Rommel, Leo D. (January 6, 2010). "All Aboard! NJ Transit Unveils New South Amboy Station". The Home News Tribune. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.