Long Branch station (NJ Transit)
NJ Transit rail station
Long Branch station is an active commuter railroad station in the city of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located on 3rd Avenue in Long Branch, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line to and from New York Penn Station. Long Branch station serves as the southern terminus of electrified railroad service. Diesel railroad service continues south to Bay Head station in Ocean County. Long Branch Yard sits south of the station for trains that terminate at Long Branch. Long Branch station consists of a single high-level island platform, accessed from the parking lot via an underground tunnel.
Railroad service in Long Branch began with the construction of the New York and Long Branch Railroad from Perth Amboy in 1875. The station opened on July 1, 1875. An extension to nearby Elberon came in August 27, 1875. At the request of the city, the station depot was replaced in 1955.
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