Berkeley Heights station
NJ Transit rail station
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Lakeland Bus Lines: 78Berkeley Heights | |||||||||||||
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The Berkeley Heights station facing towards the Lackawanna Railroad station depot. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 161 Sherman Avenue, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Lakeland Bus Lines: 78 | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 706 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 11 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | January 29, 1872[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 6, 1931[4] | ||||||||||||
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| 1960 | Station agency closed[5] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 277 (average weekday)[6] | ||||||||||||
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Berkeley Heights is an active commuter railroad train station in the Township of Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey. Operated by New Jersey Transit, the station services trains on the Gladstone Branch between Hoboken and Gladstone on weekdays.
History
Berkeley Heights station opened on January 29, 1872, with the opening of the New Jersey West Line Railroad from Summit to Bernardsville. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad built the current station depot in 1899. The station retained agent services until 1960.
Station layout
The station has one low-level side platform, two tracks, and a standing station depot. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
