Edison station
Edison | |||||||||||||||||
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Looking toward Metuchen from the Trenton-bound platform at Edison station in October 2019. | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | 360 Plainfield Avenue (CR 529) Edison, New Jersey United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°31′09″N 74°24′39″W / 40.5191°N 74.4108°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||
| Line | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | August 1997–March 1, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 8, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Stelton (November 1870–October 29, 1956) | ||||||||||||||||
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| October 1958 | Station agency closed | ||||||||||||||||
| October 1963 | Station depot razed | ||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2010 | Parking expansion opened | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1,624 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||||||
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Edison is a commuter railroad station in the Stelton section of Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the intersection of Plainfield Avenue (CR 529) and Central Avenue, the station is served by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line. Amtrak trains cross through but bypass the station. Edison station contains two side platforms, both high-level for handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (accessible). The next station north, towards New York Penn Station is Metuchen while the next station south, with service towards Jersey Avenue station in New Brunswick and Trenton Transit Center is New Brunswick.
The station was originally constructed c. 1870 at Central Avenue and Plainfield Avenue and named Stelton after the Stelle family, early settlers in Piscatawaytown who arrived in the area in the 1660s. The Pennsylvania Railroad renamed the station to Edison on October 29, 1956, as part of the changing of names in Edison to reflect the newly honored Thomas Alva Edison. The railroad discontinued its ticket and freight agent at Edison in October 1958. The railroad razed the brick station depot at Edison in October 1963. The station depot had burned and was in poor shape prior to its demolition.