Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)
Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth station in October 2019; Jersey Central and clock tower at the center. | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 West Grand Street Elizabeth, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 74°12′57″W / 40.6668°N 74.2158°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 24, 26, 48, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 112 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, lockers | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 3, 1835 (inaugural train) December 21, 1835 (regular passenger service) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | September 2019–June 18, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 8, 1932 | |||||||||||||||||
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| May 1971 | Station depot caught fire | |||||||||||||||||
| October 26, 1975 | Amtrak service discontinued | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2,870 (average weekday) | |||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth (often called Broad Street–Elizabeth to differentiate it from North Elizabeth station) is a commuter railroad station on the Northeast Corridor in the city of Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. Located between Broad Street and West Grand Street in the Midtown district of Elizabeth, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line. Amtrak's services bypass the station on the express tracks. Elizabeth station contains two high-level side platforms separated by four tracks. The station also serves as a local intermodal transit hub. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot sits in the complex next to the station.