Metuchen station

Metuchen
Looking towards New York on the inbound platform.
General information
LocationMain Street and Woodbridge Avenue
Metuchen, New Jersey
United States
Coordinates40°32′26.70″N 74°21′37.22″W / 40.5407500°N 74.3603389°W / 40.5407500; -74.3603389
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 810, 813, 819
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone11
History
OpenedJuly 11, 1836[1][2]
Rebuilt1850s,[2] 1870s,[2]1888, 1978–1979[3][4]
ElectrifiedDecember 8, 1932[5]
Key dates
October 26, 1975Amtrak service discontinued[6]
Passengers
20123,810 (average weekday)[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Edison
toward Trenton
Northeast Corridor Line Metropark
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Edison
toward Chicago
Main Line Rahway
Edison New Brunswick Line Menlo Park
Terminus Bonhampton Branch Bonhampton
Terminus
Location
Map

Metuchen station is an active commuter railroad train station in the borough of Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Trains at Metuchen station are serviced by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line between Trenton Transit Center or Jersey Avenue and New York Penn Station. The next station to the south is Edison while the next station to the north is Metropark. Amtrak services cross through the station without stopping. The station consists of two side platforms with a wooden station depot on the northbound tracks. Metuchen's station depot and the New York-bound platform are accessible from Woodbridge Avenue (County Route 660) while the Trenton-bound platform comes from Main Street (County Route 531). There is no station agent at Metuchen station, however ticket vending machines are available.

  1. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (June 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1836" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 36. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Next Stop, Metuchen: Three Railroads Shape a Crossroads Community" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Railroad Renovation". The Millville Daily. November 1, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Dawson, George (December 14, 1979). "Patient Metuchen Now Has New Train Station". The Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference njstations1975 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.