Bridgewater station (NJ Transit)

Bridgewater
Bridgewater station seen from the High Bridge-bound platform in March 2014.
General information
Location	Cole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°33′35″N74°33′06″W / 40.5598°N 74.5517°W / 40.5598; -74.5517
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Raritan Valley Line
Distance	31.4 miles (50.5 km) from Jersey City [1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	15
History
Opened	1985 [2]
Rebuilt	1999 [3] –July 17, 2000 [4]
Previous names	Calco (1985–1996) [5]
Passengers
2024	198 (average weekday) [6] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Somerville toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Finderne (closed 2006) toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Location

Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station stands on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure.

History

The station was reconstructed in 1999 in conjunction with the construction of TD Bank Ballpark, and the ballpark's White Lot is used for station parking. Ticket vending machines were installed on the inbound platform in June 2011.

Bridgewater station is the slated terminus for the proposed restored West Trenton Line service. West Trenton trains will run southwest from here to the West Trenton SEPTA station in Ewing, and continue east along the Raritan Valley Line to its terminus at Penn Station in Newark.

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not accessible. Both are 113 feet (34 m) long and can accommodate two cars. ^[7]

References

1. NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
2. "New NJ Transit Service to Newark/New York". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 5, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved August 28, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Station Makeover". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. August 14, 1999. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "All Aboard!". The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. Pilhofer, Aron (October 16, 1996). "NJ Transit Wants to Go Along for Ride". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
6. Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Internet Archive.
7. "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 75, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

External links

Media related to Bridgewater (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WLABT Commuter Parking lot website

• world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line