Princeton station (NJ Transit)

Not to be confused with Princeton Junction station.
Princeton
The 2014 station pictured from across the street.
General information
LocationAlexander Street,
1 block south of University Place
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Coordinates40°20′32″N 74°39′32″W / 40.3421°N 74.6589°W / 40.3421; -74.6589
Owned byPrinceton University
Operated byNJ Transit
Line(s)Princeton Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport: NJT Bus: 605
Bus transport: Princeton University Tiger Transit: Route 4, Route 5
Bus transport: Princeton Free-B Shuttle [1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRick Joy
Other information
Fare zone19[2]
History
Opened1865
Rebuilt1918, 2014
Passengers
FY 2017814 (average weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Princeton Branch Princeton Junction
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Princeton Branch Penns Neck
toward Princeton Junction
Princeton Railroad Station (1918)
1918 station (2003 photo)
Map
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates40°20′37″N 74°39′34″W / 40.3435°N 74.6594°W / 40.3435; -74.6594
Built1918
ArchitectAlexander C. Shand
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
Part ofPrinceton Historic District (ID75001143[4][5][a])
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NJRHP No.1742[6]
Significant dates
Designated CPJune 27, 1975[3]
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

Princeton is the northern terminus of the Princeton Branch commuter rail service operated by NJ Transit (NJT), and is located on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. At the branch's southern end at Princeton Junction, connections are available to NJT's Northeast Corridor Line and peak-hour Amtrak trains. The shuttle train between the two stations is known as the "Dinky",[7] and has also been known as the "PJ&B", for "Princeton Junction and Back".[8] Now running 2.7 mi (4.3 km) along a single track, it is the shortest scheduled commuter rail line in the United States.[9][10] Initial studies have been conducted to add a bus transitway along the Dinky right-of-way as part of a proposed bus rapid transit system.

Service on the Princeton Branch was suspended from October 14, 2018 through May 11, 2019, replaced by shuttle buses, as part of NJT's systemwide service reductions during the installation and testing of positive train control.[11][12]

Plans to relocate Princeton station 460 ft (140 m) south, proposed by the university in 2006 and approved by NJT and the Princeton Regional Planning Board, were met with opposition from some commuters, residents, alumni, and transportation advocates. The historic 1918 train station closed permanently on August 23, 2013. Approximately 1,200 ft (370 m) to the southeast, a temporary station operated from August 26, 2013 through November 9, 2014, accompanied by various bus routes shuttling among the old station, the temporary station, and Princeton Junction.[13][14] The new permanent Princeton station, designed by architect Rick Joy, opened on November 17, 2014, with construction continuing on a complex of arts and dining buildings in the surrounding area.[15][16][17][18] The new station includes a Wawa store, which originally opened in 1974 next to the old station.[19][20]

  1. ^ "Public Transportation — Princeton, New Jersey". Municipality of Princeton. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Northeast Corridor Timetables" (PDF). New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference thematic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Princeton Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  6. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 28, 2015. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Princeton University: Train Travel". Princeton University. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Rosenbaum, Joel; Gallo, Tom (1997). NJ Transit Rail Operations. Railpace Newsmagazine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  9. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Princeton Junction & Back", People, vol. 11, no. 13, April 2, 1979, retrieved April 15, 2012
  10. ^ Schultz, Bonnie (June 9, 2011). "Arts and Transit: NJ Transit Weighs In". AllPrinceton.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ McGeehan, Patrick (September 20, 2018). "For New Jersey Rail Commuters, a Bad Situation Is About to Get Worse". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "Governor Murphy, NJ Transit Announce ACRL and Princeton Dinky to Resume May 12th" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Princeton Station: Temporary Station Opens Monday, August 26, 2013 as Existing Princeton Station Closes Permanently". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  14. ^ "Arts and Transit Project enters new phase with temporary station". Princeton University. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Davis, Mike (November 17, 2014). "New Dinky station opens to public, part of Princeton U.'s arts and transit project". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  16. ^ Patel, Ushma (November 3, 2014). "New Dinky station to open Nov. 17, marking Arts and Transit Project milestone" (Press release). Princeton University. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "New Princeton Station Opens Monday, November 17, 2014". New Jersey Transit. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  18. ^ Knapp, Krystal (November 17, 2014). "New Dinky Station Opens in Princeton". Planet Princeton. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  19. ^ We spent 24 hours in a Wawa and wrote it all down, The Daily Princetonian, Dec. 11, 2023
  20. ^ 152 Alexander Street Store #8331


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