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Elberon

The Elberon station facing north from the southern end of the Bay Head-bound platform in January 2018.

General information

Location

Lincoln Avenue
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740

Owned by

NJ Transit

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Platform levels

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1876

Rebuilt

1898–1899
October 1993–June 3, 1996

Electrified

Key dates

November 26, 1898

Station depot burns first time

May 27, 1988

Station depot burns second time

Passengers

2012

117 (average weekday)

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Allenhursttoward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line		Long Branchtoward New York Penn Station

Former services

Preceding station	New York and Long Branch Railroad			Following station
Dealtoward Bay Head Junction		Main Line		West Endtoward Perth Amboy

Elberon Railroad Station

Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location

Lincoln Avenue,
Elberon, NJ, USA

Coordinates

40°15′55″N 73°59′51″W / 40.26528°N 73.99750°W / 40.26528; -73.99750

Area

0.5 acres (0.2 ha)

Built

1899

Architectural style

Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque

NRHP reference No.

78001777

Significant dates

Added to NRHP

June 9, 1978

Removed from NRHP

October 30, 1990

Elberon is a railway station in the Elberon section of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Located at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Truax Road, It is the first station south of the electrified section of the line. The station has two side level high-level platforms and 229 parking spaces for commuter use.

History

Elberon station opened in 1876 as the fourth of four stations on the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a railroad jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The railroad had a station downtown, along with stops at West End (Hollywood) and nearby Branchport. The depot caught fire on November 26, 1898 after burning telegraph wires ignited the depot, along with stations at Avon, Branchport and Asbury Park. Elberon burned completely while the rest suffered minor damage.

Elberon's depot was added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1978. However, the depot caught fire on May 27, 1988, a complete loss. In October 1993, construction began on a replacement, which was finished and opened on June 3, 1996.

Station layout

The station has high-level side platforms.

References

^ "Merchants Halt Train Station Razing". The Asbury Park Press. June 1, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Railroad Stations on Fire". The Freehold Transcript. December 2, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bailey, Steven E. (March 30, 1995). "Elberon Commuters to End 7-Year Wait". The Asbury Park Press. p. C3. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Perry, Wayne (June 4, 1996). "Revival Adds New Chapter to History of Long Branch Rail Station". The Asbury Park Press. p. B1-B2. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Railroad Station Burned". The Daily Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. November 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
"QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
"Blaze destroys Elberon Station". Asbury Park Press. May 28, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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