Walter Rand Transportation Center

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Walter Rand Transportation Center
Walter Rand Transportation Center entrance from CR 551.jpeg
Walter Rand Transportation Center entrance from Broadway
General information
Other namesBroadway
Location527 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates 39°56′35″N75°7′11″W / 39.94306°N 75.11972°W / 39.94306; -75.11972
Owned by NJ Transit and Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms2 side platforms (River Line)
1 island platform (PATCO)
Tracks2 (River Line); 2 (PATCO)
Bus routesAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 419, 450, 451, 452, 453, 457, 551
Greyhound no dog.svg Greyhound Lines
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SJTA: Pureland North South
Construction
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 7, 1936
Rebuilt
  • January 4, 1969 (PATCO conversion)
  • May 17, 1989 (bus center opened)
  • March 15, 2004 (River Line opened)
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Cooper Street–Rutgers University River Line 36th Street
toward Trenton
Preceding station DRPA logo.svg DRPA Following station
City Hall PATCO Speedline Ferry Avenue
toward Lindenwold
Proposed services (2028) [1]
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Glassboro–Camden Line Cooper Hospital
toward Glassboro
Former services (at Broadway) [2] [3]
Preceding station Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Following station
Camden
Closed 1953
Terminus
ACRR Main Line Collingswood
ACRR Cape May Branch 51st Street
toward Cape May
Location
Walter Rand Transportation Center

The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a transportation hub located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, New Jersey. It is served by the River Line, New Jersey Transit buses and Greyhound intercity buses and also includes the Broadway station of the PATCO Speedline.

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History

Broadway station of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in September 1965 PRSL terminal in Camden.jpg
Broadway station of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in September 1965

The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) had its Broadway station near the site. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936, with an underground Broadway station as its Camden terminus. After Camden Terminal closed in 1953, Broadway was the Camden terminus of the PRSL. PRSL service to Camden ended in 1965.

The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968 for conversion into the PATCO Speedline. [4] The Lindenwold–City Hall segment, including Broadway, reopened on January 4, 1969. [5]

The surface-level bus transfer center opened on May 17, 1989 as Camden Transportation Center and was renamed in 1994 for Walter Rand, a former New Jersey State Senator, who specialized in transportation issues while serving in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. River Line service began on March 15, 2004.

The station is the planned northern terminus of the Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system projected for completion in 2028. [1]

In October 2021, NJ Transit announced plans to replace the facility with a new one, awarding a contract to conduct conceptual design, preliminary and final engineering and construction assistance services to HNTB. [6]

Train service

G
Ground level
StreetStation house, buses
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound      River Line toward Entertainment Center (Cooper Street–Rutgers University station)
Northbound      River Line toward Trenton (36th Street)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
MMezzaninePATCO faregates
P
Platform level
Westbound      PATCO Speedline toward 15–16th & Locust (City Hall)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      PATCO Speedline toward Lindenwold (Ferry Avenue)

Bus service

The transportation center is served by several New Jersey Transit bus routes 313 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 404 , 405 , 406 , 407 , 408 , 409 , 410 , 412 , 413 , 418 , 419 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 457 and 551.

It is also served by Greyhound Lines and a South Jersey Transportation Authority shuttle to the Pureland Industrial Complex.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:


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