Absecon station

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Absecon
Absecon Station - January 2018.jpg
Station platform in January 2018.
General information
LocationSouth Station Avenue and Ohio Avenue
Absecon, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°25′27″N74°30′06″W / 39.4241°N 74.5016°W / 39.4241; -74.5016
Owned by NJ Transit
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 508, 554, 559
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Parking170 spaces plus 6 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: ABN
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1854 (Camden and Atlantic Railroad) [1]
May 23, 1989 (Amtrak) [2]
September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit) [3]
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesAbseconPleasantville
Passengers
2012238 (average weekday) [4]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Egg Harbor City
toward Philadelphia
Atlantic City Line Atlantic City
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Following station
Pomona
toward Camden
WJ&S Main Line Atlantic City
Terminus

Absecon is a NJ Transit station in Absecon, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. It is located at South Station and Ohio Avenues.

Contents

In 1938, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered the elimination of grade crossings in Absecon. The project was more than a mile long and covered five crossings. By this time, the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (who owned it at the time) was five years old. the railroad was already working on acquiring land in August of that year. Due to the need to span Absecon Creek and Shore Road, an 'unusual' concrete and steel trestle was planned. It appears that the project was funded, at least in part, by the Public Works Administration. In March 1940, the project reportedly cost $1.5 million and included a 'fireproof' station level with the elevated tracks. Even with the 1989 upgrade of the line owned by NJ Transit, most of the Absecon station still survives 72 years later.

Most commuters drive to Absecon station (or are dropped off by others in cars). In 2019, the Absecon town council applied for transit village status from the New Jersey state government. The program provides state funding for a variety of infrastructure improvements if high-density buildings are added near mass transit locations. In Absecon's case, the proposal would be to build more housing in its downtown within walking distance of the Absecon train station. [5] [6]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform
Track 1      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Egg Harbor City)
      Atlantic City Line toward Atlantic City (Terminus)
GStreet levelStation house, parking, buses

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Absecon station view from White Horse Pike Absecon Station view from White Horse Pike.jpg
Absecon station view from White Horse Pike