Basking Ridge Station
40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W
Basking Ridge | |||||||||||||
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![]() 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 | |||||||||||||
Location | Ridge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | 714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 16 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | January 29, 1872 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1911 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | January 6, 1931 | ||||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||||
April 4, 1911 | Station depot burns | ||||||||||||
July 1, 1981 | Station agency closed | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2017 | 79 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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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.