Roselle Park station

Roselle Park
The Roselle Park station platform
General information
LocationWest Lincoln Avenue and Donald Place, Roselle Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°40′02″N 74°16′00″W / 40.6672°N 74.2666°W / 40.6672; -74.2666
LineLehigh Line
Distance17.2 miles (27.7 km) from New York Penn Station[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus: 94, 113
Construction
Parking192 spaces (190 standard, 2 accessible)[2]
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone6
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1891[3]
ClosedFebruary 3, 1961[4]
RebuiltApril 30, 1967
Passengers
2024600 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Cranford
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Union
toward Newark Penn or New York
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Railroad Following station
Flemington Junction
toward Buffalo
 Main Line Townley
toward New York or Jersey City
Aldene
toward Buffalo
Location

Roselle Park station is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Roselle Park, Union County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and Donald Place, along with an auxiliary access from Locust Street (County Route 619), the station services trains of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line. Trains through Roselle Park station go between High Bridge in Hunterdon County and Newark Penn Station. Some trains continue east to New York Penn Station. Roselle Park station consists of a single high-level island platform, which serves two local tracks. Freight service operated by Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) and its joint owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway pass through the station.

Service to Roselle Park station began on February 3, 1891 with the opening of the Newark and Roselle Railway, which would be acquired by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to run operations to Jersey City, New Jersey. Passenger service ended exactly 70 years later, on February 3, 1961. As part of the Aldene Plan, which rerouted main line service off the Central Railroad of New Jersey east of Cranford to Newark Penn Station, Roselle Park station was re-opened on an elevated right-of-way on April 30, 1967.

History

The station is located at milepost 16.0 on the Conrail Lehigh Line, part of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad main line, built by LV subsidiary Newark and Roselle Railway. The second station to stand on the property, it was built in 1967 during the construction of the Aldene Plan. The Aldene Plan was a joint project between the railroads, New Jersey Department of Transportation, and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which elevated trackage above ground level to eliminate grade crossings and rerouted Central Railroad of New Jersey trains, one of NJ Transit's predecessor railroads, from its aging Jersey City terminal to Pennsylvania Station in Newark.[6]

Station layout and service

The station has one high-level island platform serving two tracks. The platform is 834 feet (254 m) long and accommodates nine cars. There is no elevator connecting the platform with the entrance.[7]

References

  1. ↑ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
  2. ↑ "Roselle Park Station". njtransit.com. Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Will Open in February". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. February 2, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lehigh Valley Railroad Ends Passenger Service". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. February 4, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved July 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ "New Jersey Transit Raritan Line". world.nycsubway.org. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Raritan Valley Line One-Seat Ride Service to Manhattan: Study Report (PDF). Dewberry (Report). NJ Transit. July 10, 2020. pp. 76, 81. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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