Elberon station
Elberon | |||||||||||||
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![]() The Elberon station facing north from the southern end of the Bay Head-bound platform in January 2018. | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Lincoln Avenue Long Branch, New Jersey 07740 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 20 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1876[1] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1898[2]–1899 October 1993[3]–June 3, 1996[4] | ||||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||||
November 26, 1898 | Station depot burns first time[5] | ||||||||||||
May 27, 1988 | Station depot burns second time[1] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 117 (average weekday)[6] | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Elberon Railroad Station | |||||||||||||
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||
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Location | Lincoln Avenue, Elberon, NJ, USA | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°15′55″N 73°59′51″W / 40.26528°N 73.99750°W / 40.26528; -73.99750 | ||||||||||||
Area | 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) | ||||||||||||
Built | 1899 | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 78001777[7] | ||||||||||||
Significant dates | |||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 9, 1978 | ||||||||||||
Removed from NRHP | October 30, 1990 | ||||||||||||
Elberon is a railway station in the Elberon section of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Located at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Truax Road, It is the first station south of the electrified section of the line. The station has two side level high-level platforms and 229 parking spaces for commuter use.
History
Elberon station opened in 1876 as the fourth of four stations on the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a railroad jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey.[1] The railroad had a station downtown, along with stops at West End (Hollywood) and nearby Branchport. The depot caught fire on November 26, 1898 after burning telegraph wires ignited the depot, along with stations at Avon, Branchport and Asbury Park. Elberon burned completely while the rest suffered minor damage.[5]
Elberon's depot was added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1978. However, the depot caught fire on May 27, 1988, a complete loss.[1][8] In October 1993, construction began on a replacement,[3] which was finished and opened on June 3, 1996.[4]
Station layout
The station has high-level side platforms.
See also
- Garfield Tea House
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
References
- ^ a b c d "Merchants Halt Train Station Razing". The Asbury Park Press. June 1, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Railroad Stations on Fire". The Freehold Transcript. December 2, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Bailey, Steven E. (March 30, 1995). "Elberon Commuters to End 7-Year Wait". The Asbury Park Press. p. C3. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Perry, Wayne (June 4, 1996). "Revival Adds New Chapter to History of Long Branch Rail Station". The Asbury Park Press. p. B1-B2. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "A Railroad Station Burned". The Daily Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. November 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Blaze destroys Elberon Station". Asbury Park Press. May 28, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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