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Absecon (NJT station)
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Absecon Station is a New Jersey Transit
station in Absecon, New Jersey
on the Atlantic City Line
. It is located at Station and Ohio Avenues.
In 1952 Absecon township forced the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
(who owned it at the time) to raise all grade crossings to overpasses or underpasses. Through ticketing from Amtrak
is available; its Amtrak station code is ABN.
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
station in Absecon, New Jersey
Absecon, New Jersey
Absecon is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 8,411.What is now the City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 29, 1872, from portions of Egg Harbor...
on the Atlantic City Line
Atlantic City Line
The Atlantic City Line is a rail line operated by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey, operating along the corridor of the White Horse Pike. It runs over trackage that was controlled by both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania-Reading...
. It is located at Station and Ohio Avenues.
In 1952 Absecon township forced the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines was a railroad that operated in southern New Jersey in the 20th century. It was created as a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company .- History :...
(who owned it at the time) to raise all grade crossings to overpasses or underpasses. Through ticketing from Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
is available; its Amtrak station code is ABN.