36th Street station (River Line)

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36th Street
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The 36th Street station in April 2015.
General information
Location1500 36th Street
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°57′41″N75°4′45″W / 39.96139°N 75.07917°W / 39.96139; -75.07917
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 452
Construction
Parking367 spaces, 8 accessible spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Walter Rand Transportation Center River Line Pennsauken
toward Trenton
Location
36th Street station (River Line)

36th Street station is an NJ Transit station on the River Line light rail system, located off 36th Street and River Road in the Delaware Gardens neighborhood of Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It is situated north of Pavonia Yard at the city line with Camden, and as such is the southernmost station of three along the River Line within Pennsauken.

The station opened on March 15, 2004. [1] Southbound service from the station is available to the Walter Rand Transportation Center, with transfer available to the PATCO Speedline, and the Camden Waterfront. Northbound service is available to the Pennsauken Transit Center with connection to Atlantic City via the Atlantic City Line and Trenton Transit Center with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to Newark Penn Station, New York Penn Station, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, and Amtrak trains.

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References

  1. Mulvihill, Geoff (March 15, 2004). "Smooth Sailing for Light Rail on First Day of Operation". The Courier-News . Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved February 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg