Aberdeen–Matawan station

Aberdeen–Matawan is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in Aberdeen and Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is 5 miles (8 km) east of South Amboy and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Hazlet. This station, convenient to Route 35 and the PNC Bank Arts Center, is popular with both commuters and concertgoers, and is the busiest station on the line between Bay Head and Rahway.

For other railway stations named Aberdeen, see Aberdeen station (disambiguation). For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
Aberdeen–Matawan
Aberdeen–Matawan station in January 2018.
LocationMain Street and Atlantic Avenue
Matawan, NJ 07747
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJ Transit Bus: 135
PNC Bank Arts Center shuttle[1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone15
History
OpenedJune 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[2]
July 1, 1875 (regular service)[2]
RebuiltMay 10–November 3, 1983[3][4]
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20122,554 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Hazlet
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line South Amboy
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Terminus Freehold Branch Stillwell Street
toward Freehold
Seashore Branch Keyport
toward Eatontown
Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station
Hazlet
toward Bay Head Junction
 Main Line Cliffwood
toward Perth Amboy
Matawan Station
The former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot at Aberdeen-Matawan in January 2018.
LocationMatawan, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates40°25′12.70″N 74°13′24.98″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
Architectural styleStick-Eastlake, Carpenter Gothic
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002756[6]
NJRHP No.2017[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

The station is located at grade on Atlantic Avenue, on the border of Aberdeen and Matawan, and has two high side platforms, as well as two abandoned low side platforms, and two tracks. A ticket office is located on the New York-bound platform. All trains on the North Jersey Coast Line serve this station. The former Freehold Branch can still be traced in a southeastern parking lot.

History

For many years, the New York and Long Branch Railroad-built station was known as just Matawan, as its stationhouse and main platform were in Matawan, and only an auxiliary platform and large extra parking area were in Aberdeen.

The original building was opened on July 1, 1875 as a temporary station for regular service.[2] It was the first station built on the line and was estimated to cost between $4,000 and $6,000 at the time.[8] In 1982, the original building was closed and replaced by a small, one-story building on the north side of the tracks, to accommodate morning rush hour travelers commuting into New York City. The station was electrified in 1983 under New Jersey Transit as just a one-stop extension from the original end of electrification under the Pennsylvania Railroad in South Amboy.[9] In 1984, the original station building was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][7][10][11]

When the station was reconstructed and expanded in the 1990s, the new stationhouse and main platforms were built on the Aberdeen (eastern) side of Atlantic Avenue. New Jersey Transit considered renaming the station to just Aberdeen, but Matawan officials protested, since much of the town's recognition factor was due to the heavy use of the station by central New Jersey residents. Thus, the joint Aberdeen-Matawan name was adopted. In 2003, the area surrounding the station was designated a Transit Village by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[12] Work began on the redevelopment of the surrounding area in August 2016.[13]

All three station buildings are still in existence.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms.

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

See also

References
  1. "Public Transportation". PNC Bank Arts Center. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "New Matawan Train Station Won't Have Aberdeen Name". The Asbury Park Press. May 10, 1983. p. 23. Retrieved January 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. De Santis, Susan (November 4, 1983). "Matawan Station Dedicated". The Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. Sears, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Three Buildings, One Stop: A Closer Look at the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station". Matawan-Aberdeen Patch. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  9. "Aberdeen-Matawan". Subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  10. Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  11. Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  12. Hlavenka, Jacqueline (January 28, 2010). "Aberdeen, Matawan revisit plans for transit village". Greater Media Newspapers. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  13. http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/a-new-new-jersey-transit-transit-village-under-way.html?channel=55

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