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Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy station in May 2026 with construction of the high-level side platforms underway.
General information
LocationElm Street between Smith and Market Streets
Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 48, 116, 813, 815, and 817
Construction
ParkingYes
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone12[1]
History
OpenedJune 28, 1875[2]
Rebuilt1928[3]
April 21, 2022–present[4]
Electrified12 kV 25 Hz
Passengers
2025525 (average weekday)[5]
Rank55 of 153
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
South Amboy
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Woodbridge
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Terminus Elizabethport and Perth Amboy Branch Barber
toward Elizabethport
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Genasco
toward Rahway
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
South Amboy Junction
toward Bay Head Junction
 Main Line Terminus
Perth Amboy Station
Perth Amboy station's eastbound entrance
Map
Interactive map of Perth Amboy Station
Coordinates40°30′33.35″N 74°16′25.68″W / 40.5092639°N 74.2738000°W / 40.5092639; -74.2738000
Built1928[3]
ArchitectA.E. Owen
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002735[6]
NJRHP No.1899[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location
Map

Perth Amboy station is an active commuter railroad station in the eponymous city of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Located in a railroad cut between Smith and Market Streets, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line between Bay Head and New York Penn Station. Perth Amboy has two partial high-level side platforms as part of construction to upgrade the station from its previous low-level platforms. The rest of the station is under construction. The station houses, built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, are on the state and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

History

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Perth Amboy station in April 2015

The station building was built in 1928 to replace an older structure built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey that was moved to Lewis Street and currently serves as a private residence there.[3] It been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[8]

Station renovations

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The station was refurbished in the 1990s. On June 16, 2010, New Jersey Transit (NJT) announced it had agreed to a $1 million (2010 USD) contract for a consultant to study the addition of high-level platforms to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). NJ Transit's 2015 budget allocated $9.6 million for the final design for a major renovation that would make the station compliant with the ADA by adding elevators, and also include canopies and upgrades to communication systems.[9][10] Ground was broken on the $45 million (2022 USD) project on April 21, 2022, with Governor Phil Murphy in attendance.[4] The first high level platforms opened in May 2024 and can only accommodate 4 cars while the rest of the construction continues. [11]

Station layout

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Perth Amboy has two tracks and two high-level concrete side platforms. The platforms are located below street level in a cut. At street level, there is a ticket office.[citation needed]

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren (1923). History of Union County, New Jersey 1664-1923 · Volume 1. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.

References

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