Broadway Station (PATCO)
History
The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) had its Broadway station near the site. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936, with an underground Broadway station as its Camden terminus. After Camden Terminal closed in 1953, Broadway was the Camden terminus of the PRSL. PRSL service to Camden ended in 1965.
The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968 for conversion into the PATCO Speedline. The Lindenwold–City Hall segment, including Broadway, reopened on January 4, 1969.
The surface-level bus transfer center opened on May 17, 1989 as Camden Transportation Center and was renamed in 1994 for Walter Rand, a former New Jersey State Senator, who specialized in transportation issues while serving in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. River Line service began on March 15, 2004.
The station is the planned northern terminus of the Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system projected for completion in 2028.
In October 2021, NJ Transit announced plans to replace the facility with a new one, awarding a contract to conduct conceptual design, preliminary and final engineering and construction assistance services to HNTB.
Train service
| G Ground level |
Street | Station house, buses |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Southbound | ← River Line toward Entertainment Center (Cooper Street–Rutgers University) | |
| Northbound | River Line toward Trenton (36th Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | PATCO faregates |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← PATCO Speedline toward 15–16th & Locust (City Hall) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | PATCO Speedline toward Lindenwold (Ferry Avenue) → | |
Bus service
The transportation center is served by several New Jersey Transit bus routes 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 457 and 551.
It is also served by Greyhound Lines and a South Jersey Transportation Authority shuttle to the Pureland Industrial Complex.
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
Gallery
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Broadway station serving PATCO Speedline -
River Line train at Walter Rand Transportation Center -
Bus gates serving NJ Transit buses
References
- ^ Walsh, Jim (31 October 2022). "Proposed Glassboro-Camden light-rail line is one step closer to reality". Cherry Hill Courier-Post. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Time Tables" (PDF). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. 28 September 1947. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Time Tables" (PDF). Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. 26 June 1949. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ DeGraw, Ronald (January 26, 1969). "Full High-Speed Line Cannot Open Because Of Signal Troubles". The Philadelphia Inquirerx`. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nj Transit".
External links
- NJT River Line station information page for Walter Rand Transportation Center
- Broadway (PATCO)
- Walter Rand T.C. (GlassboroCamdenLine.com)
- Greyhound Camden Terminal
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