Middletown station (NJ Transit)

Middletown is a passenger railway station for New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located along both sides of Church Street in Middletown, the station is the only active station within the township. The station depot contains two high-level platforms for Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 compliance, four ticket vending machines and 1,616 parking spaces among two lots, 28 of which are handicap accessible.

Middletown
Middletown station in January 2018.
LocationRailroad Avenue & Church Street
Middletown, NJ 07748
Coordinates40°23′21.81″N 74°6′56.54″W
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone17
History
OpenedJune 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[1]
July 1, 1875 (regular service)[1][2]
Rebuilt1988
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2012)1,487 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Red Bank
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Hazlet
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
Red Bank
toward Bay Head Junction
 Main Line Hazlet
toward Perth Amboy

History
The former New York and Long Branch Railroad station at Middletown.

A railroad station in Middletown came with the construction of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The site of the current Middletown station was part a farm owned by the Conover family. In 1875, the Conovers sold some of their land for $100 to build the railroad through the area. A new station was built in 1876 for the passenger service. After years of neglect, the station was repainted and rehabilitated in 1964 with attendance by descendants of the Conovers.[4] The high-level platforms were constructed in 1988 with the beginning of electric service down to Long Branch from South Amboy. The former depot stands at the edge of the parking lot on Conover Avenue.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms that are eight cars long.

Ground/
platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Red Bank)
Track 2 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Hazlet) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Station building, ticket machine and parking

References
  1. "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Middletown Group Builds Rail Shelter". The Asbury Park Press. October 4, 1964. p. 33. Retrieved April 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. "Middletown Rail Station Renovation Begins". The Asbury Park Evening Press. March 31, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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