Finderne (NJT station)
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Finderne or Manville-Finderne was a New Jersey Transit
railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line
, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station, which once housed a small building between the tracks, had been without facilities for some time prior to its closure. The last train to service Finderne was the 4:18 PM train to Newark Penn Station on October 27, 2006. Effective with the schedule of October 29, 2006, train service to Finderne was terminated; New Jersey Transit recommended the Scoot Bus Shuttle as an alternative. The station was closed by simply telling engineers not to stop at the location. In its last years the station had very infrequent service, with only three trains stopping on weekdays and none on weekends. Train conductors have confirmed to the curious that there were in fact passengers who used the stop, mostly employees of a nearby industrial plant. The station was accessible by a stairway from the Finderne Avenue bridge, which connects Manville, New Jersey
to the Finderne area of Bridgewater, New Jersey. The bridge goes over the Raritan River and the stairway is on the west side of the road on the north bank of the river.
) in Finderne. The station contained only a platform and old station tracks.
The three stops were:
An historical photo of the Finderne station can be seen in the Arcadia Publishing historical photo book "Somerset County in Postcards," by Alan A. Siegel, Somerset County Historical Society (ISBN 0-7385-0078-X). The photo is of a station house that no longer exists.
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line
Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a diesel-engine-powered commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit , originating out of Pennsylvania Station, located in Newark, New Jersey, with most trains terminating at the Raritan station, located in Raritan, New Jersey.Some weekday trains continue further...
, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station, which once housed a small building between the tracks, had been without facilities for some time prior to its closure. The last train to service Finderne was the 4:18 PM train to Newark Penn Station on October 27, 2006. Effective with the schedule of October 29, 2006, train service to Finderne was terminated; New Jersey Transit recommended the Scoot Bus Shuttle as an alternative. The station was closed by simply telling engineers not to stop at the location. In its last years the station had very infrequent service, with only three trains stopping on weekdays and none on weekends. Train conductors have confirmed to the curious that there were in fact passengers who used the stop, mostly employees of a nearby industrial plant. The station was accessible by a stairway from the Finderne Avenue bridge, which connects Manville, New Jersey
Manville, New Jersey
Manville is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,344. Manville was named after the Johns-Manville Corporation, which maintained a large manufacturing facility in the borough for decades.Historically, many of...
to the Finderne area of Bridgewater, New Jersey. The bridge goes over the Raritan River and the stairway is on the west side of the road on the north bank of the river.
History
The Finderne station was located along Finderne Avenue (Somerset County Route 533County Route 533 (New Jersey)
County Route 533 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from the White Horse Circle, in Hamilton Township to County Route 527 in Bound Brook. Route 533 shares a major concurrency with U.S...
) in Finderne. The station contained only a platform and old station tracks.
The three stops were:
- 6:09 AM train from Newark Penn Station arriving at 6:55 AM in Finderne
- 3:45 PM train to Newark Penn Station
- 4:18 PM train to Newark Penn Station
An historical photo of the Finderne station can be seen in the Arcadia Publishing historical photo book "Somerset County in Postcards," by Alan A. Siegel, Somerset County Historical Society (ISBN 0-7385-0078-X). The photo is of a station house that no longer exists.