Lebanon station (NJ Transit)

Lebanon is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line in Lebanon, New Jersey. There is a station building on the north side of the tracks. It was designed in 1899 by New York City architect Bradford Gilbert for the Central Railroad of New Jersey.[5]The southern track is no longer in use and the stop has no weekend service. The station was purchased by the town in 1978 and has been recently refurbished.

Lebanon
Lebanon station after the March 2017 North American blizzard.
General information
Location1 Railroad Avenue, Lebanon, New Jersey
Coordinates40.6373°N 74.8370°W / 40.6373; -74.8370
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Fare zone20
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1852[1]
Rebuilt1854–1855
1900[2]
Key dates
August 1964Station agent removed[3]
Passengers
201221 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Annandale
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line
weekdays
 White House
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Annandale
toward Scranton
 Main Line White House
toward Jersey City

Station layout

The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform.

G Track 1 ←      Raritan Valley Line weekdays toward High Bridge (Annandale)
←      Raritan Valley Line weekdays toward Newark Penn Station (White House) →
Side platform
Street level Station house, parking

References
  1. Lance, Jr., Howard P. (July 9, 1952). "Quiet Annandale Looks back on Century of History". The Plainfield Courier-News. pp. 1, 26. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cranford Wants New Depot". The Plainfield Courier News. May 24, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "High Iron Co., Rail Buff's Dream". The Plainfield Evening News. February 21, 1968. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  5. "Small Railroad Stations". The Railroad Gazette. 38 (1): 24. January 6, 1905 – via Google.


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