Cherry Hill station (NJ Transit)

Cherry Hill is a NJ Transit train station in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States, on the Atlantic City Line. Eastbound service is offered to Atlantic City and Westbound service is offered to Philadelphia. The station runs through the former Garden State Racetrack property, currently occupied by two separate shopping centers. The station is accessible directly from Route 70. There is also an NJT 450 bus connection at the station, and the 406 bus on Route 70.

Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill station in December 2011
LocationMarlton Pike West & Cornell Avenue South
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Coordinates39°55′42″N 75°2′30″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus: 406, 450
Construction
Parking352 spaces plus 6 ADA spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCRH (Amtrak)
History
OpenedJuly 2, 1994
ElectrifiedNo
Traffic
Passengers (2012)262 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Pennsauken
toward Philadelphia
 Atlantic City Line Lindenwold
toward Atlantic City
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
North Philadelphia
toward Richmond Staples Mill Road, Harrisburg or Springfield
 Atlantic City Express
1994–1995
 Atlantic City
Terminus

Cherry Hill station opened on July 2, 1994. It replaced Lindenwold station as a stop on the Amtrak Atlantic City Express until its April 2, 1995 discontinuance.[2][3]

Station layout
Ground/
Platform level
Passing track ← Does not stop here →
Station track ←      Atlantic City Line toward 30th Street (Pennsauken Transit Center)
→      Atlantic City Line toward Atlantic City (Lindenwold) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
Street Level Exit/Entrance, bus connection
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References
  1. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. "Cherry Hill Open: Pedestrian Access Awful". The Delaware Valley Rail Passenger. Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers. 12 (8). August 1994.
  3. Amtrak Northeast Timetable: Spring/Summer 1994. Amtrak. May 1, 1994. p. 40 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.


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