Avenel
Train passing through Avenel station
General information
LocationAvenel Street
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Coordinates40°34′42.36″N 74°16′38.14″W / 40.5784333°N 74.2772611°W / 40.5784333; -74.2772611
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
RebuiltJune 11, 1998–December 22, 1998[1][2]
Passengers
2012166 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Woodbridge
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Rahway
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Edgar
toward Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Rahway
Terminus

Avenel is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, New Jersey. The station was rebuilt in 1940 and 1992. After receiving limited service between 1985 and 2019, service at the station was increased.

History

From 1985 to 2019 there was no weekend service and limited weekday service, but on September 8, 2019 increased weekend service debuted at Avenel along with increased weekday service, with a further increase on November 8, 2020.[4][5]

Station layout

Avenel has two short three-car high-level side platforms on two tracks. It had been slated for closing by NJ Transit because of the excessive costs of adding elevators for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[6] Accessible ramps were installed instead to each platform at their southern ends.

The station is located directly over Avenel Street, which has a staircase on its northern sidewalk going up to each platform. The staircase to the New York-bound platform is enclosed while the one to the Long Branch-bound platform is exposed alongside the overpass. At the top of the stairs, each platform has a double long bus shelter with a white domed roof and bench.

The platforms have an additional entrance/exit at their southern ends. On each side, a twisting ramp and staircase goes to the service roads of Avenel Street. A pedestrian tunnel with staircases down at each end and concrete entry portals connect the platforms. The station's only ticket machine, installed in May 2011, is located in a bus shelter along the end of the street beneath the Newark-bound platform.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Woodbridge)
Track 2      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Rahway) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Ticket vending machines and parking

References

  1. ↑ Stainton, Lilo H. (June 12, 1998). "Ground Broken for Train Station". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. B1–B2. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ Stainton, Lilo H. (December 23, 1998). "Avenel Train Stations Rolls Out $1.9M in Upgrades". Home News Tribune. p. B4. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ Alexander, Dan (September 5, 2019). "Avenel is booming: NJ Transit trains will now make weekend stops". WKXW-FM. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "NJ Transit Enhances Weekend Rail Service at Select Stations" (Press release). NJ Transit. November 5, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Troeger, Virginia B.; McEwen, Robert James (2002), Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township, Arcadia Publishing, p. 104, ISBN 9780738523941
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