Annandale station
Annandale is the penultimate station heading westbound on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line, located in the Annandale section of Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The station is located just off interchange 18 of Interstate 78 at the junction of Main Street and East Street. The final stop before High Bridge, it has one low-level side platform, with a shelter, 77 parking spaces and bicycle racks.
Annandale | |||||||||||||
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Annandale station facing eastward towards Lebanon in April 2011, several months after the station shelter was replaced. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 46 East Street, Annandale, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.6451°N 74.8789°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 77 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 20 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | July 4, 1852 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1900 November 1935 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Clinton (July 4, 1852–1873) | ||||||||||||
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| September 26, 1934 | Station depot burned | ||||||||||||
| October 1970 | Station agent removed | ||||||||||||
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| 2012 | 82 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
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Train service through Annandale came in 1852, when the Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed tracks through Clinton Township. Known as Clinton, the railroad had four locals move westward from White House to help build the new village in the area. For a short time, Annandale was the terminus of the line. The station opened on July 4, 1852 with passenger service to Easton, Pennsylvania. The first depot was replaced in 1900, with a new structure that caught fire in September 1934. The freight station at Annandale, constructed c. 1865, was razed in 1960.
Service at the Annandale depot ended in October 1970, as the station agent there and at nearby Hampton were eliminated in favor of warming shelters for passengers, who were commuting as far as Allentown, Pennsylvania to use the station. The station depot constructed in 1934 was razed in 1983.