Middletown station (NJ Transit)

NJ Transit rail station

For the Metro-North station, see Middletown–Town of Wallkill station.

Middletown

Middletown station in January 2018.

General information

Location

Railroad Avenue & Church Street
Middletown, New Jersey 07748

Coordinates

40°23′21.81″N 74°6′56.54″W / 40.3893917°N 74.1157056°W / 40.3893917; -74.1157056

Owned by

NJ Transit

Line(s)

North Jersey Coast Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

June 25, 1875 (ceremonial)
July 1, 1875 (regular service)

Rebuilt

1988

Electrified

Yes

Passengers

2012

1,487 (average weekday)

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Red Banktoward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line		Hazlettoward New York Penn Station

Former services

Preceding station	New York and Long Branch Railroad			Following station
Red Banktoward Bay Head Junction		Main Line		Hazlettoward Perth Amboy

Location

Middletown is a passenger railway station for New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located along both sides of Church Street in Middletown, the station is the only active station within the township.

History

The station was constructed as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The site of the current Middletown station was part a farm owned by the Conover family. In 1875, the Conovers sold some of their land for $100 to build the railroad through the area. A new station was built in 1876 for the passenger service.

After years of neglect, the station was repainted and rehabilitated in 1964 with attendance by descendants of the Conovers. The high-level platforms were constructed in 1988 with the beginning of electric service down to Long Branch from South Amboy. The former depot stands at the edge of the parking lot on Conover Avenue.

Station layout

The station has two tracks, and two high-level side platforms that are eight cars long. The station has 1,616 parking spaces in two lots.

References

^ "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
"Middletown Group Builds Rail Shelter". The Asbury Park Press. October 4, 1964. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2018 – 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.
"Middletown Rail Station Renovation Begins". The Asbury Park Evening Press. March 31, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Middletown (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

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Neighborhoods	Belford Chapel Hill East Keansburg Fairview Leonardo Lincroft Locust Middletown Village Navesink New Monmouth North Middletown Port Monmouth River Plaza
Schools	Middletown Township Public School District Middletown High School North Middletown High School South Monmouth County Vocational School District High Technology High School Marine Academy of Science and Technology Brookdale Community College Christian Brothers Academy Mater Dei High School Oak Hill Academy
Parks and recreation	Gateway National Recreation Area Sandy Hook Gunnison Beach Fort Hancock Hartshorne Woods Park Henry Hudson Trail Poricy Park Tatum Park Thompson Park
NRHP listings	All Saint's Memorial Church Brookdale Farm Historic District Dempsey Pump House Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District Fort Hancock U.S. Life Saving Station Grover House MacLeod–Rice House Middletown Village Historic District Christ Church Navesink Historic District Navesink Twin Lights Navesink Military Reservation Sandy Hook Light Seabrook–Wilson House Union Schoolhouse Water Witch Club Historic District Water Witch Club Casino
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Roads and highways	Garden State Parkway Route 35 Route 36 Newman Springs Road County Routes
Other points of interest	Evil Clown of Middletown Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Naval Weapons Station Earle Navesink River Raritan Bayshore Quick Stop Convenience Store (where Clerks was filmed)
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