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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Basking Ridge Station

40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W / 40.71139; -74.55528

Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge station in September 2020. The station's former semaphore signal has been removed from the building's canopy over the platform.
General information
LocationRidge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone16
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872
Rebuilt1911
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931
Key dates
April 4, 1911Station depot burns
July 1, 1981Station agency closed
Passengers
201779 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Bernardsville
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Lyons
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Bernardsville
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Lyons
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.

History

The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911. The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.

Station layout

The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.