Woodbridge station (NJ Transit)

For other places with the same name, see Woodbridge Station (disambiguation).
Woodbridge
Woodbridge station platform in June 2006.
General information
Other names"Home of Berkeley College"[1]
LocationPearl Street between Main and Green Streets
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey 07095
Coordinates40°33′25.54″N 74°16′40.02″W / 40.5570944°N 74.2777833°W / 40.5570944; -74.2777833
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 48, 116, and 803
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 11, 1864[2]
Rebuilt1873[3]
April 1885–August 1885[4]
September 8, 1938–February 16, 1940[5][6]
September 2005–Spring 2007[7][8]
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20121,686 (average weekday)[9]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Perth Amboy
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Avenel
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Genasco
toward Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Edgar
toward Rahway
Location
Map

Woodbridge is a commuter railroad station in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, it is one of three active railroad stations in the eponymous township, including Avenel to the north on the same line and Metropark station on the Northeast Corridor Line. Woodbridge station is located on Pearl Street at the intersection with Brook Street, where stairs to the single island platform that serves trains are located.

Railroad service through downtown Woodbridge began on October 11, 1864, with the opening of the Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad, a branch of the New Jersey Railroad, which would become the Pennsylvania Railroad. The first station depot was built in 1873 and was built at a level where the train cars would meet the platform at level.[10] Discussions began in March 1882 to replace the depot. Following approval from Pennsylvania Railroad officials, construction on the new depot began in April 1885 and finished in August 1885.[3] The idea of elevating the tracks to eliminate grade crossings in Woodbridge began in 1934 after the death of a local resident at the Green Street crossing on January 27. After attaining funds from the Public Works Administration, construction on the new elevated tracks began on September 8, 1938, with the first train operating over the current alignment on February 16, 1940.[5][6] NJ Transit did their own reconstruction project, starting in September 2005, and being completed in mid-2007.

  1. ^ "NJ Transit and Berkeley College Announce new Strategic Marketing Partnership" (Press release). NJ Transit. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Poor 1893, pp. 897–898.
  3. ^ a b Woodbridge High School 1955, pp. 9–10.
  4. ^ Woodbridge High School 1955, pp. 10–15.
  5. ^ a b "49,000 Barrels Of Cement, 1167 is Of Steel Needed For Bridge" (PDF). The Independent-Leader. Woodbridge, New Jersey. May 20, 1940. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Township's Twenty-Year Fight To Wipe Oat Danger Of Train Accidents Reached Highest Peak in 1934" (PDF). The Independent-Leader. Woodbridge, New Jersey. May 20, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Reconstruction of Woodbridge Station Means More Comfort, Accessibility" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. August 22, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ground-breaking Held for $47M Metropark Station Makeover". The Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, New Jersey. April 24, 2007. p. B6. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  10. ^ Woodbridge High School 1955, pp. 9.