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Basking Ridge station

Coordinates: 40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W / 40.71139; -74.55528
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40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W / 40.71139; -74.55528

Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge station in September 2020. The station's former semaphore signal has been removed from the building's canopy over the platform.
General information
LocationRidge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone16
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[2]
Rebuilt1911[3]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[4]
Key dates
April 4, 1911Station depot burns[5]
July 1, 1981Station agency closed[6][7]
Passengers
201779 (average weekday)[8][9]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Bernardsville
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Lyons
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Bernardsville
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Lyons
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.

History

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The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911.[5] The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.[7]

Station layout

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The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Annual Report of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company for the Year Ending December 31st, 1911 (Report). Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. 1911. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "Basking Ridge R.R. Station Burned". The Bernardsville News. April 7, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Town to Decide on Train Station". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. May 20, 1981. p. 17. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Polakiewicz, David (December 8, 1983). "Township, NJ Transit Working on Lease for Railroad Station". The Bernardsville News. p. 16. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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