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.
Location	1 Atlantic City Expressway Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Coordinates	39.3635°N 74.442°W / 39.3635; -74.442 (Atlantic City Rail Terminal)
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Connections	ACJA: 4, casino shuttles
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ACY (Amtrak)
History
Opened	1989
Electrified	No
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)

Connecting service

• At the station/convention center: Atlantic City Jitney casino shuttles and route 4
• Two blocks south at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal: 319 to New York City and all Atlantic County local and long-distance routes.

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.

External links

Media related to Atlantic City Rail Terminal at Wikimedia Commons

• NJT rail station information page for Atlantic City Rail Terminal
• DepartureVision real time train information for Atlantic City Rail Terminal
• Station from Google Maps Street View