Hamilton station (NJ Transit)

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Hamilton
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Hamilton station in July 2008.
General information
Location600 Sloan Avenue
Hamilton, New Jersey
United States
Coordinates 40°15′19″N74°42′14″W / 40.25528°N 74.70389°W / 40.25528; -74.70389
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s) Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 606, 608
Construction
Parking2,066 space garage, 750 space lot
Bicycle facilities Lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone20
History
OpenedFebruary 21, 1999 (February 21, 1999) [1]
Passengers
20125,019 (average weekday) [2]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Trenton
Terminus
Northeast Corridor Line Princeton Junction
toward New York
Location
Hamilton station (NJ Transit)

Hamilton station is an NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor Line, in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Also at this station is the NJ Transit Hamilton Township bus garage. [3] The station is at 600 Sloan Avenue, off exit 65B of Interstate 295.

Contents

Hamilton Transit Center opened February 21, 1999 as an intermodal complex. [1] [4] It is next to a former American Standard factory that was redeveloped into an office building.

Peak express trains make the trip to New York Penn Station in about an hour, while off-peak express trains take an hour and fifteen minutes. [5]

The Hamilton station received national media attention in 2019, when it was reported that commuters are regularly locked out of the station building on early mornings. The building, which houses a ticket office, waiting room, and Dunkin' Donuts shop, is to open at 4:30 a.m. every day with the opening of the donut shop; a Dunkin' Donuts employee is contracted to open the doors of the building at that time. The ticket office opens later each day, at 6 a.m., [6] and the platforms and a small enclosed waiting area are always kept open. [7] [8]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms connected by a passageway over the tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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References

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  8. "NJ TRANSIT Blames Local Donut Shop For Not Opening Their Station On Time". WLNY CBS New York. March 22, 2019.