South Amboy (NJT station)

Infobox Station
name=South Amboy
style=NJT Rail


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address=Mason Street and Bordentown Avenue
South Amboy, New Jersey
line=rail color box|system=NJT|line=North Jersey Coast
other=NJT Bus: 815 and 817
platform=2 side platforms
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tracks=3
parking=
bicycle=Yes
baggage_check=
passengers=286,520
pass_year=2005
pass_percent=0
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opened=
closed=
rebuilt=
electrified=1938
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owned=New Jersey Transit
zone=13
former=
services=s-rail|title=NJT
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South Amboy is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2½ miles east of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles west of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many still do. This station is located at grade level on Mason Street, and has two low side platforms with three tracks.

tation construction and improvements

South Amboy station recently began to be upgraded for ADA and handicap access. Phase one of this project included the building of a new pedestrian overpass allowing safe transfers across the three tracks at the station. The bridge cost a total of $4.8m when it opened on 14 March 2005. [http://www.progressiverailroading.com/transitnews/article.asp?id=6456 NJ Transit opens pedestrian overpass at South Amboy station] "Progressive Railroading"]

The second engineering and construction phase consists of replacing the side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level center platform [http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=9771 NJ Transit proceeds with Penn, South Amboy station projects] "Progressive Railroading"] and a reconstruction of the current station building. Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage when construction finishes in 2009. The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29m. [http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=8805 Passenger Railroads' MOW plans] "Progressive Railroading"]

Connecting service

*New Jersey Transit bus: 815 and 817. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0080.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule] , New Jersey Transit, as of June 4, 2007. Accessed September 2, 2007.]

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