Bound Brook station
Bound Brook is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bound Brook, New Jersey. The station building on the north side of the tracks is now a restaurant; the other station building on the south side is now privately owned. A pedestrian tunnel connects the south and north sides of the tracks.
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Location | East Main Street (CR 527-533), Bound Brook, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Somerset County Transportation: DASH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Canopy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | January 1, 1840[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1859–1860 1872[2] July 1912–August 10, 1913[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Yellow Tavern (1840–1842)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 622 (average weekday)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bound Brook Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | E. Main Street, Bound Brook, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°33′39″N 74°31′51″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | William I. Houghton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Classical Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002787[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJRHP No. | 2481[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 |
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line, the railroad's main freight line into the New York City area – built and formerly owned by the Lehigh Valley Railroad until merged into Conrail – is a few yards south of the south platform and is used by around 25 freight trains a day. The Lehigh Valley Railroad used a separate station to the south.
History
The station at 350 East Main Street was opened on August 10, 1913 as a replacement station.[3][4] This was a part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey Elevation Project from Elizabeth to Somerville (grade crossing removal). The station on the north side of the tracks replaced the original station (circa 1847-1848) that was located on the south side of the tracks as built by the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad.[8]
Bound Brook station was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[9]
Station layout
The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. Both are 400 feet (120 m) long and can accommodate four cars.[10]
Bibliography
- Bianculli, Anthony J. (2001). Trains and Technology: Track and Structures. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 9780874138023.
References
- "Original Route of New Jersey Central Railroad Followed Old Post Road Between Plainfield, Elizabethport, Historian Says". The Plainfield Courier-News. December 31, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. p. 64. ISBN 1891402072.
- "R. R. Improvements at Bound Brook and Somerville". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. July 27, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bound Brook's New Station in Use". The Plainfield Courier-News. August 11, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- "National Register Information System – (#84002787)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 3.
- Central Railroad of New Jersey
- Meyer, Richard (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bound Brook Station". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
- "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Bound Brook (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons