Garwood station

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. This station is currently for limited service, including most local peak trains, and 3 weekend trains in each direction stop there. 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
Garwood station platforms in August 2014.
Location	Center Street between North and South Avenues, Garwood, New Jersey
Coordinates	40.6526°N 74.3249°W / 40.6526; -74.3249
Line(s)	Raritan Valley Line
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 59, 113 Olympia Trails: Westfield Commuter Service
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	8
History
Opened	1892[1][2]
Key dates
June 30, 1976	Station depot burned[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	83 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Westfield toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line Cranford toward New York Penn Station 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 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. The northbound outer track has been removed and the southbound outer track is not built for platform access. Access to the Track 2 platform requires crossing Track 4 at grade.

P Platform level	Trackbed	← No service
	Side platform
	Track 1	←      Raritan Valley Line limited service toward Raritan or High Bridge (Westfield)
	Track 2	←      Raritan Valley Line limited service toward Newark Penn Station (Cranford) →
	Side platform
	Track 4	← No service
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses

References

1. "The Boom at Garwood". The Plainfield Evening News. August 9, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "State Items". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 28, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fire Destroys Rail Station". The Courier-News. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. 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 2012-03-30.
6. "Bollwage supports construction of new midtown train station by NJ Transit", Suburban News, March 16, 2012, retrieved 2012-02-01
7. "Elizabeth Downtown Multi-Modal Integration Study". North Jersey Transportation Planning Organization. 2011. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2012-03-30.

External links

• world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line
• Center Street entrance from Google Maps Street View