Edison (NJT station)
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Edison Station is a New Jersey Transit
station 30.3 miles southwest of New York on the Northeast Corridor Line
, in Edison, New Jersey
. Known as Stelton station until circa 1955, it is at the corner of Central and Plainfield Avenues (County Route 529
) in the Stelton area of Edison Township, and accessible by car via Reed Street (off Central Avenue). A small privately run convenience store operates in the waiting room of the north/New York City
-bound platform. Passengers use a ticket machine
as there is no station agent or station office. Elevators and ramps make both the north- and south-bound platforms wheelchair accessible. With the growing population of Edison, ridership has increased over the last 10–15 years, resulting in a shortage of parking spaces on weekdays and heavy traffic during rush hours. To ease some of this traffic, the local government operates the Edison Light Transit commuter shuttle (schedule http://edisonnj.govoffice3.com/vertical/Sites/%7B1167D1D0-6B56-4271-A5B8-573607E15E89%7D/uploads/%7B161E1926-292F-47B7-BE5D-15B7D50D78B5%7D.PDF), which serves several nearby housing developments
.
In early 2005 plans were announced to expand the station, notably with the addition of 800 parking spaces. A new parking lot with 477 spaces opened on January 1, 2010.
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 30.3 miles southwest of New York on the Northeast Corridor Line
Northeast Corridor Line
The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail operation run by New Jersey Transit along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad along the section between Trenton, New Jersey and New York Penn Station...
, in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
. Known as Stelton station until circa 1955, it is at the corner of Central and Plainfield Avenues (County Route 529
County Route 529 (New Jersey)
County Route 529 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Woodbridge Avenue in Edison to Mountain Boulevard in Watchung.-Route description:...
) in the Stelton area of Edison Township, and accessible by car via Reed Street (off Central Avenue). A small privately run convenience store operates in the waiting room of the north/New York City
New York City
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-bound platform. Passengers use a ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
as there is no station agent or station office. Elevators and ramps make both the north- and south-bound platforms wheelchair accessible. With the growing population of Edison, ridership has increased over the last 10–15 years, resulting in a shortage of parking spaces on weekdays and heavy traffic during rush hours. To ease some of this traffic, the local government operates the Edison Light Transit commuter shuttle (schedule http://edisonnj.govoffice3.com/vertical/Sites/%7B1167D1D0-6B56-4271-A5B8-573607E15E89%7D/uploads/%7B161E1926-292F-47B7-BE5D-15B7D50D78B5%7D.PDF), which serves several nearby housing developments
Housing developments
Housing developments are structured building development of residential properties. Popular throughout the US and UK, these are often areas of high density, low impact residences of single family homes....
.
In early 2005 plans were announced to expand the station, notably with the addition of 800 parking spaces. A new parking lot with 477 spaces opened on January 1, 2010.