Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)

Elizabeth is a New Jersey Transit station in Midtown in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 15.4 miles (24.8 km) southwest of New York Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. It is between Broad Street and West Grand Street on an embankment and viaduct. This station is often called Broad Street Elizabeth to distinguish it from North Elizabeth station. A number of bus lines have stops nearby.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth station in October 2019; Central Railroad of New Jersey station tower at center
Location11 West Grand Street
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates40.6668°N 74.2158°W / 40.6668; -74.2158
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections NJT Bus: 26, 48, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, and 112
Coach USA: 24
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Rebuilt2019–2022
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2012)3,807 (weekday)[1] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Linden
toward Trenton
 Northeast Corridor Line North Elizabeth
toward New York Penn Station
Linden
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line North Elizabeth
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Linden
toward Chicago
 Main Line Newark South Street
toward New York or Exchange Place
South Elizabeth
toward New Brunswick
 New Brunswick Line North Elizabeth
toward New York or Exchange Place

History

In January 2015 it was announced that a new station house, platforms, and stairways would be built, a project estimated to cost $55 million (2015 USD).[2] The design was made in coordination with Amtrak (which owns the NEC but ended Elizabeth stops about 1973) which plans to add a fifth track.[3] The station is next to the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station. Funding was approved in 2018,[4][5][6] and includes the creation of a transit plaza between the two stations.[7][8][9][10][11][12] Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2022.[13]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms; Amtrak's Northeast Corridor trains do not stop.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors open on the right
Track 4 ←      Northeast Corridor Line toward Rahway, Jersey Avenue or Trenton (Linden)
←      North Jersey Coast Line toward South Amboy, Long Branch or Bay Head (Linden)
Track 3 ←      Northeast Corridor Line PM express service does not stop here
←      Amtrak trains do not stop
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Northeast Corridor Line AM express service does not stop →
Track 1 ←      Northeast Corridor Line toward New York (North Elizabeth or Newark Airport) →
←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (North Elizabeth or Newark Airport) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
G Street level Station building and parking

See also

References
  1. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  2. Lannan, Katie (January 12, 2015). "$55 million redesign, two-story building planned for Elizabeth NJ Transit station". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  3. "Critical Infrastructure Needs on the Northeast Corridor" (PDF). Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. "$55 million redesign, two-story building planned for Elizabeth NJ Transit station". Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  5. "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. "NJ Transit moves forward with Elizabeth Station reconstruction". Railway Track and Structures. April 12, 2018.
  7. Brown, Douglas John (January 12, 2015). "Plans for NJT Elizabeth station upgrade touted". Railway Age. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  8. "CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS DESIGN PLANS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ELIZABETH STATION" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  9. "NEC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO NEW JERSEY" (PDF). ARP. January 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  10. "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  11. "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  12. "NJ Transit approves contracts to upgrade Elizabeth Station - Railway Technology". April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  13. https://eu.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/traffic/commuting/2019/10/01/nj-transit-breaks-ground-new-northeast-corridor-elizabeth-station/3821481002/
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