Atlantic City Rail Terminal

The Atlantic City Rail Terminal is Atlantic City, New Jersey's train station, located inside of the Atlantic City Convention Center.[2] It has 5 tracks served by three platforms and functions as the easternmost terminus of the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line to and from Philadelphia. The station was also served by the Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) from 2009 until it was formally discontinued on March 9, 2012.[3]

Atlantic City
New Jersey Transit train #4622 waits on Track 3.
Location1 Atlantic City Expressway
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Coordinates39.3635°N 74.442°W / 39.3635; -74.442 (Atlantic City Rail Terminal)
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks5
Connections ACJA: 4, casino shuttles
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeACY (Amtrak)
History
Opened1989
ElectrifiedNo
Traffic
Passengers (2012)944 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Absecon
toward Philadelphia
 Atlantic City Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Atlantic City Express Service
discontinued 2012
 Newark Penn Station
toward New York Penn Station
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cherry Hill
toward Richmond Staples Mill Road, Harrisburg or Springfield
 Atlantic City Express Terminus

On September 5, 2018, service on the line was temporarily suspended to allow for installation of the positive train control safety system and track repairs. The station remained open during this period to provide parking and temporary rail replacement bus service. The line resumed full service on May 12, 2019.[4]

Station layout
G Street level Station house, jitneys, Atlantic City Convention Center
P
Platform level		 Main concourse Waiting area, ticket machines
Side platform
Track 1 ←      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Absecon)
Track 2 ←      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Absecon)
Island platform
Track 3 ←      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Absecon)
Track 4 ←      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Absecon)
Island platform
Track 5 ←      Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Absecon)

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References
  1. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. NJT Atlantic City Line, accessed November 14, 2006
  3. Wittowski, Donald (March 10, 2012). "Casinos end ACES train service from Atlantic City to New York". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

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