Bernardsville station

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Bernardsville
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The Bernardsville station in January 2010.
General information
Location202 Railroad Plaza, Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code715 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) [1]
Fare zone16
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872 [2]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931 [3]
Key dates
July 1, 1981Station agency closed [4]
Passengers
2017135 (average weekday) [5] [6]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Far Hills
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Basking Ridge
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Mine Brook
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Basking Ridge
toward Hoboken
Bernardsville Station
BERNARDSVILLE STATION, SOMERSET COUNTY.jpg
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Location US 202,
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°43′01″N74°34′16″W / 40.71694°N 74.57111°W / 40.71694; -74.57111
Built1901
Architect Bradford L. Gilbert
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No. 84002786 [7]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location
Bernardsville station

Bernardsville is a New Jersey Transit station in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines.

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History

Bernardsville station opened on January 29, 1872, with the first New Jersey West Line Railroad train leaving Bernardsville for Summit station. [2]

Station layout

The station building, located on the north side of the tracks, is of stone-masonry construction. It was designed by architect Bradford L. Gilbert. There is a convenience store/deli inside the station building with a large high-ceilinged seating area that was formerly a bank branch. A public restroom and ticket vending machine are available. In 1984 the building was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places [8] as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Permitted parking is available at a cost of $377 per year. There are a limited number of hourly parking spots, as well as designated spots that allow free short-term parking after 10 a.m. A statue of the late Representative Millicent Fenwick stands near the pedestrian entrance to the station parking lot.

The station's one low-level side platform has a walkway across the main track, allowing passengers to reach the outer track.

Ground/
platform level
Street levelStation building, ticket machine and parking
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Station track      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Far Hills)
      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Basking Ridge)
Bypass track      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Far Hills)
      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Basking Ridge)

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References

  1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. 1 2 Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 4, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News . January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13 . Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Jones, Daniel P. (May 14, 1981). "Two Rush-Hour Trains Cut From Gladstone Branch". The Bernardsville News. pp. 1–2 . Retrieved March 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. "National Register Information System  (#84002786)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. National Register of Historical Places -- Somerset County, New Jersey

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