Garwood
Garwood station platforms in August 2014.
General information
LocationCenter Street between North and South Avenues, Garwood, New Jersey
Coordinates40°39′09″N 74°19′30″W / 40.6526°N 74.3249°W / 40.6526; -74.3249
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus: 59, 113
Olympia Trails: Westfield Commuter Service
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone8
History
OpenedAugust 1892[1][2]
Key dates
June 30, 1976Station depot burned[3]
Passengers
201283 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Westfield
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Cranford
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Westfield
toward Somerville
 Somerville – Jersey City
Local
 Cranford
toward Jersey City

Garwood is a New Jersey Transit (NJT) railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Garwood, New Jersey. There are two short, low platforms on each side, long enough for 2 cars only. Passengers using the inbound platform must cross over a siding track. Access to neighboring stations is available on the 59 or 113 bus to Newark and New York, traveling between Cranford and Westfield stations. Since June 2011, a ticket vending machine (TVM) has been available on the inbound platform. The former Jersey Central Railroad depot, built in 1892, burned in an early morning fire on June 30, 1976.[3]

Garwood station has been identified as the western terminus of the Union go bus expressway, a proposed bus rapid transit line utilizing the a portion of the abandoned Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) right-of-way between it and Midtown Station, a transit hub combining the NJT station and the former CNJ station in Elizabeth.[5][6][7]

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms serving two tracks. The inbound platform is 200 feet (61 m) long and can accommodate two cars, while the outbound platform is 121 feet (37 m) long and accommodates one car.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Boom at Garwood". The Plainfield Evening News. August 9, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "State Items". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 28, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Fire Destroys Rail Station". The Courier-News. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Union County Go bus expressway" (PDF). NJ Transit Bus Service: The Next Generation. New Jersey Transit. April 26, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bollwage supports construction of new midtown train station by NJ Transit", Suburban News, March 16, 2012, retrieved February 1, 2012
  7. ^ "Elizabeth Downtown Multi-Modal Integration Study". North Jersey Transportation Planning Organization. 2011. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  8. ^ "RARITAN VALLEY LINE ONE-SEAT RIDE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN" (PDF). July 2020. pp. 76, 81. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

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