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Metuchen (NJT station)
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Metuchen Station is a New Jersey Transit
station on the Northeast Corridor Line
, in Metuchen, New Jersey
. It is on Main Street between Pennsylvania and Woodbridge Avenues; the platforms are on an overpass over Main Street. The New York City
-bound platform and station office are accessible from Woodbridge Avenue, while the Trenton
-bound platform is accessible from Pennsylvania Avenue. There is a station office but no station agents and passengers must use a ticket machine
. There is a newsstand in the waiting room of the northbound platform that operates on weekday mornings during rush hour
. A private concierge
service operated between 2001–2003, but is now closed. There is, however, a taxi stand
on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the station. The station was built in 1888 by the Pennsylvania Railroad
, which turned it over to Amtrak in 1971, and it was significantly renovated in 1979.
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 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 Metuchen, New Jersey
Metuchen, New Jersey
Metuchen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 8 miles northeast of New Brunswick, 18 miles southwest of Newark, 24 miles southwest of Jersey City, and 29 miles southwest of Manhattan, all part of the New York metropolitan area...
. It is on Main Street between Pennsylvania and Woodbridge Avenues; the platforms are on an overpass over Main Street. The New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-bound platform and station office are accessible from Woodbridge Avenue, while the Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
-bound platform is accessible from Pennsylvania Avenue. There is a station office but no station agents and passengers must 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...
. There is a newsstand in the waiting room of the northbound platform that operates on weekday mornings during rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
. A private concierge
Concierge
A concierge is an employee who either works in shifts within, or lives on the premises of an apartment building or a hotel and serves guests with duties similar to those of a butler. The position can also be maintained by a security officer over the 'graveyard' shift. A similar position, known as...
service operated between 2001–2003, but is now closed. There is, however, a taxi stand
Taxi stand
A taxicab stand is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.-How stands work:...
on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the station. The station was built in 1888 by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, which turned it over to Amtrak in 1971, and it was significantly renovated in 1979.
External links
- "Metuchen Train Station to Offer Concierge Service to Commuters", Home News TribuneHome News TribuneHome News Tribune is a newspaper of New Jersey, serving the Middlesex County area of Central Jersey. The paper has an average daily weekday circulation of about 49,000. The newspaper is the result of a mid 1990s combination of The Home News of East Brunswick and The News Tribune of Woodbridge...
, Aug. 7, 2001. - Metuchen jitney bus schedule
- Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Pennsylvania Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View