Bridgewater station (NJ Transit)

Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station sits on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure.

Bridgewater
Bridgewater station seen from the High Bridge-bound platform in March 2014.
LocationCole Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates40.5598°N 74.5517°W / 40.5598; -74.5517
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone15
History
Opened1985[1]
Rebuilt1999[2]–July 17, 2000[3]
Previous namesCalco (1985–1996)[4]
Passengers
2012336 (average weekday)[5] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Somerville
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Bound Brook
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Finderne
Closed 2006
toward High Bridge
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Manville–Finderne
toward Somerville
 Somerville – Jersey City
Local
 Bound Brook
toward Jersey City

History

The station was reconstructed in 1999 in conjunction with the construction of TD Bank Ballpark, and the ballpark's White Lot is used for station parking. Ticket vending machines were installed on the inbound platform in June 2011.

Bridgewater station is slated terminus for the proposed restored West Trenton Line service. West Trenton trains will run southwest from here to the West Trenton SEPTA station in Ewing, and continue east along the Raritan Valley Line to its terminus at Penn Station in Newark.

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms that can platform two cars, and is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. On the eastbound side there is a station house that contains some benches, maps, and heaters.

P
Platform level		 Side platform
Track 1 ←      Raritan Valley Line toward Raritan or High Bridge (Somerville)
Track 2 ←      Raritan Valley Line toward Newark Penn Station (Bound Brook) →
Side platform
G Street level Exit/entrance, parking

References
  1. "New NJ Transit Service to Newark/New York". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 5, 1985. p. 14. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Station Makeover". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. August 14, 1999. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "All Aboard!". The Courier-News. July 20, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pilhofer, Aron (October 16, 1996). "NJ Transit Wants to Go Along for Ride". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.

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