South Amboy

South Amboy station in April 2015.

General information

Location

137 North Broadway
South Amboy, New Jersey 08879

Coordinates

40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W

Owned by

New Jersey Transit

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

2

Connections

NJT Bus: 815 and 817

Construction

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

13^[1]

History

Rebuilt

November 2006–January 5, 2010^[2]^[3]

Electrified

12 kV 25 Hz

Passengers

2012

1,050 (average weekday)^[4]

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Aberdeen–Matawan toward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line		Perth Amboy toward New York or Hoboken

Former services

Preceding station	New York and Long Branch Railroad			Following station
Morgan toward Bay Head Junction		Main Line		South Amboy Junction toward Perth Amboy

South Amboy is a commuter railroad train station in the city of South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Servicing trains of New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, electric trains go between New York Penn Station and Long Branch. There are also diesel trains that go through to Bay Head. The next station to the north, across the Raritan River, is Perth Amboy and the next station to the southeast is Aberdeen–Matawan. The station consists of two tracks and a single high-level island platform that is handicap accessible.

History

South Amboy station was upgraded to be fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as part of a station renovation project from November 2006 to January 5, 2010. During the first phase of the project, a new $4.8 million pedestrian overpass was constructed, allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The overpass opened on March 11, 2005.^[5]^[6] The second phase of the project replaced the two original low-level side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level island platform,^[7] and reconstructed the station building.^[6] The station received a new ticket office, canopies, signage, and lighting.^[7] The second phase cost $29 million,^[8] and was completed on January 5, 2010.^[9]

Station layout

This station has two tracks and a high-level island platform, and is fully ADA-accessible. The station had a third track, but it was removed during the station renovation project.