Pennsauken Transit Center
Pennsauken Transit Center is a New Jersey Transit train station in Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It serves as an intermodal transfer station between the light rail River Line and the commuter rail Atlantic City Line, as well as serving the Delair neighborhood for Pennsauken and the nearby industrial park. The station cost $39.747 million, of which $39.104 million was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[3] After two years of construction, the Pennsauken Transit Center opened on October 14, 2013.[1][3]
Pennsauken Transit Center | ||||||||||||||||
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 Pennsauken Transit Center viewed from the River Line platform with the Atlantic City Line on the upper level | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Derousse Avenue at Zimmerman Avenue Pennsauken Township, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′41″N 75°03′44″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Atlantic City Line: 2 side platforms River Line: 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Atlantic City Line: 2 River Line: 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 404, 417, 419 | |||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 275 spaces plus 8 ADA spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks available | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | PNK (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 14, 2013[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 - projected | 570 daily[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Configuration
The Atlantic City Line crosses above the River Line on a high embankment at the station connection. The two levels are connected by a 38-foot-tall three-story building, which features a glass façade designed by local artist J. Kenneth Leap as a tribute to women in Pennsauken's history.[1][2] There are two 300-foot (91 m) high-level platforms with 100-foot canopies serving the Atlantic City Line's two tracks, and one 200-foot (61 m)-foot low platform with a 60-foot canopy serving the River Line's single track.[3] The station has 275 free parking spaces available to commuters. Like most NJT stations, tickets are purchased at automatic ticket machines.
As well as the station itself, the project included several new crossovers and signal installations to increase operating flexibility.[2]
Station layout
| 2F Upper Platform Level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Atlantic City Line toward Philadelphia (Terminus) | |
| Eastbound | Atlantic City Line toward Atlantic City (Cherry Hill) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| 1F Lower Platform/Street Level |
All trains | ← River Line toward Trenton Transit Center (Pennsauken-Route 73) River Line toward Entertainment Center (36th Street) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
History
When the River Line opened in 2004, it did not include a stop in the Delair neighborhood nor a connection with the Atlantic City Line. Local opinion favored an infill station be built; planning began in earnest in 2007.[1]
New Jersey Transit filed an environmental assessment for the project in August 2009, and received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in October 2009.[2][4] A ground breaking ceremony was held for the station on October 19, 2009.[5] Construction of the River Line platform began soon after. The $13.8 million second phase of construction - the Atlantic City Line platforms, parking lot, and drainage improvements - was approved by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors on July 13, 2011.[6]
Construction was nearly complete by the second quarter of 2013, with only minor work remaining.[7] In late September, New Jersey Transit announced that the station would open in mid-October.[8] Both levels of the station opened to passenger service on October 14, 2013.[1]
In June 2014, NJT introduced a through-fare ticket which allows for travel on the Northeast Corridor Line, the RiverLine, and the Atlantic City Line, which encourages connections between the lines via Pennsauken.[9]
References
- "New station links two South Jersey rail lines". Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Pennsauken Junction Transit Center and Park and Ride" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration and New Jersey Transit. 21 August 2009. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Pennsauken Transit Center Construction (River/AC Line Transfer Station)". New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- Carr, Anthony G. (5 October 2009). "Finding of No Significant Impact" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Groundbreaking on Pennsauken Transit Center today; will link Atlantic City Rail and River lines". Press of Atlantic City. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "NJT advances Pennsauken Transit Center project". Railway Age. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- Nussbaum, Paul (13 April 2013). "Pennsauken train station nears completion". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Station linking River Line, A.C. line to open in October,". Philadelphia Inquirer. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Wittkowski, Donald (June 2, 2014). "NJ Transit riders gain one-stop shopping for tickets between Atlantic City and New York". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
