Point Pleasant Beach (NJT Station)
History
Service at Point Pleasant Beach began on July 29, 1880 as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad extension from Manasquan station. It retained the name Point Pleasant until April 28, 1957, when the word Beach was added to the name. The former station depot constructed by the Central Railroad of New Jersey was razed after being condemned due to the station settling to the ground. The 50-year-old structure was demolished on June 8, 1987, and replaced by a trailer. After several delays, construction of the new station began in June 1994, opening in January 1996.
Station layout
The station features an enclosed ticketing/waiting area building adjoined to the inbound tracks. The southbound platform features some overhangs for protection from the elements but no major structures or services since the majority of people using this platform are inbound from the north due to there being only one more southerly stop. NJ Transit buses are frequently waiting adjacent to the southbound platform for connecting service for passengers arriving from stations northwards. The Point Pleasant Beach station features a fairly spacious parking lot adjoining the station building and northbound platform. Northbound trains serve track 1 and southbounds on track 2.
References
- ^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "Monmouth County Notes". The Red Bank Register. August 5, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Station Demolished". The Asbury Park Press. June 9, 1987. p. A8. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Neil A. (June 17, 1994). "Point Pleasant Beach Train Station Project on Track". The Asbury Park Press. p. 4. Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Navarro, Bruno and Rubin, Jeffrey S. (January 10, 1996). "New Train Station Ready". The Asbury Park Press. p. 8. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1957" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical Historical Society. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). NJ Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "A Pleasant Point". The Asbury Park Press. January 10, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.