Perth Amboy (NJT station)
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The station building was built in the 1920s to replaced an older structure built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey that was moved to Lewis Street and currently serves as a private residence there.[2] It been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][5][4]
Planned renovations
The station was refurbished in the 1990s.[2] On June 16, 2010, New Jersey Transit (NJT) announced a $1 million (2010 USD) deal with Stantec Consulting Services in Rochelle Park, New Jersey to study the addition of high-level platforms for handicap accessibility, per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) The platform renovation will also include canopies, elevators to street-level and upgrades to communication systems.[7] New Jersey Transit in its 2015 budget allocated $9.6 million for the final design for a major renovation that would modenize it and make it complaint with the ADA.[8]
Station layout
| ■ North Jersey Coast Line | toward New York or Hoboken (Woodbridge) | |
| ■ North Jersey Coast Line | toward Bay Head (South Amboy) |
See also
- List of New Jersey Transit stations
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
References
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- NJT rail station information page for Perth Amboy
- DepartureVision real time train information for Perth Amboy
- North Jersey Coast Line schedule
- NJT North Jersey Coast Line (World-NYC-Subway.org)
- Perth Amboy New Jersey Transit station (The Subway Nut)
- Smith Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
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- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- New Jersey Transit stations
- Transportation in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Stations along Central Railroad of New Jersey lines
- Buildings and structures in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
