South Amboy (NJT station)
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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.
The second engineering and construction phase consisted of replacing the side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level center platform and a reconstruction of the current station building. Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage. The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29m. The second phase of improvements was completed on January 5, 2010.
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...
's North Jersey Coast Line
North Jersey Coast Line
The North Jersey Coast Line is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail service operating between New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal and Bay Head, New Jersey...
located in South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The station is 2½ miles east of Perth Amboy station
Perth Amboy (NJT station)
Perth Amboy is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 1½ miles east of Woodbridge and 2½ miles north of South Amboy....
and 5 miles west of Aberdeen-Matawan station
Aberdeen-Matawan (NJT station)
Aberdeen-Matawan is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Aberdeen Township and Matawan, New Jersey, United States. The station is 5 miles east of South Amboy and 2 miles west of Hazlet...
. 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.
Station construction and improvements
South Amboy station recently finished being upgraded for ADA and handicap access. Phase one of this project included the building of a new pedestrian overpass allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The bridge cost a total of $4.8m when it opened on 14 March 2005.The second engineering and construction phase consisted of replacing the side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level center platform and a reconstruction of the current station building. Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage. The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29m. The second phase of improvements was completed on January 5, 2010.