Allenhurst station

Allenhurst is a railway station in Allenhurst, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is served by trains on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line.

Allenhurst
Allenhurst station facing northbound in January 2018. A Bay Head shuttle to Long Branch is departing.
General information
LocationMain Street & Corlies Avenue
Allenhurst, NJ 07711
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJ Transit Bus: 837
(on Norwood Avenue)
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone21
History
OpenedMay 17, 1897[1][2]
Rebuilt1983
ElectrifiedNo
Key dates
April 13, 1982Station depot razed[3]
Passengers
2012140 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Asbury Park
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Elberon
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
North Asbury Park
toward Bay Head Junction
 Main Line Deal
toward Perth Amboy
Allenhurst Railroad Station
LocationMain St., Allenhurst, New Jersey
Coordinates40°14′14″N 74°0′25″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Neo-Classical
NRHP reference No.80002504[5]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1980

History

Allenhurst station opened on May 17, 1897.[1][2] The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980,[6][7] despite being demolished in April 1982.[3]

Station layout

The station has two asphalt low-level side platforms.

Ground/
platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Bay Head (Asbury Park)
Track 2 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch, Hoboken or New York (Elberon) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Station building, ticket machine and parking

See also

References
  1. "Items of Local Interest". The Freehold Transcript. January 22, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Items of Local Interest". The Freehold Transcript. May 14, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Old Railroad Station Demolished". The Asbury Park Press. April 14, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved September 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "NPGallery Asset Detail".
  7. Monmouth County Listings, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed September 2, 2007.


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