Woodbridge station (NJ Transit)

Woodbridge is a train station in Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States. It is one of three NJT stations in Woodbridge, the others being Avenel and Metropark in the Iselin section of the township. It currently serves about 1,700 riders a day, making it one of the busiest stations on the North Jersey Coast Line.

For other places with the same name, see Woodbridge Station (disambiguation).
Woodbridge
Woodbridge station in June 2018
LocationPearl Street between Main and Green Streets
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Coordinates40°33′25.54″N 74°16′40.02″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus: 48, 116, and 803
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 11, 1864[1]
Rebuilt1873[2]
1885[2]
1939[2]
2007
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20121,686 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Perth Amboy
toward Bay Head
 North Jersey Coast Line Avenel
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Genasco
toward Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch Edgar
toward Rahway

History

The station was built in 1939 as a Depression-era public works project. Station renovation began in 2005 on a new platform and canopy and was completed in 2007. Improvements on the new platform include additional canopy space to provide more shelter, ADA-compliant restrooms and new wind shelters with push-button heaters.

Station layout

Woodbridge has one high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.

P
Platform level		 Track 1 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Perth Amboy)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Track 2 ←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Avenel or Rahway) →
G Street level Station building and parking
  • Old Woodbridge train platform
  • Looking south on the old platform
  • Building the new platform

See also

Bibliography
  • Poor, Henry Varnum (1893). Poor's Manual of Railroads, Volume 26. New York, New York: American Bank Note Company. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  • Woodbridge High School (1955). History of Woodbridge Township. Township of Woodbridge.

References
  1. Poor 1893, pp. 897–898.
  2. Woodbridge High School 1955, pp. 9–10.
  3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

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