List of New Jersey railroad junctions

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This is a List of New Jersey railroad junctions, present and past.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2013)

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Aldene Junction | CNJ, LV, CSAO, NJT,  | CNJ Main Line, LV Terminal Branch, NJT Raritan Valley Line | Aldene

40°39′33″N 74°16′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.659219°N 74.279624°W﻿ / 40.659219; -74.279624

| Opened May 1, 1967. Currently in service for NJT's Raritan Valley trains. At the time of completion (and along with the Hunter Connection), it allowed CRRNJ traffic to terminate in Newark Penn Station, rather than its own Communipaw Terminal. This saved the floundering CNJ of the large operating costs of their terminal and ferry service. Reading Company's Crusader that once terminated in Communipaw also used the junction to terminate in Penn Station. A shuttle between Cranford and Bayonne, known as "the Scoot," operated until August 6, 1978,[1] after which the right-of-way between Aldene and Bayonne was effectively abandoned. The CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge was demolished in stages after the US Coast Guard deemed it too great a hazard to maritime traffic.[2] The junction and the Aldene-Elizabethport right-of-way is currently owned and controlled by CSAO.
Alloway Junction | P-RSL, WJ&S | Salem Branch/Quinton Branch | Alloway
39°34′48″N 75°22′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.580092°N 75.373231°W﻿ / 39.580092; -75.373231﻿ (Alloway Junction) | Quinton Branch is abandoned
Andover Junction | DL&W,
L&HR | DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR main | Andover
40°59′50″N 74°44′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.997157°N 74.745705°W﻿ / 40.997157; -74.745705﻿ (Andover Junction) | All lines now abandoned, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned September 30, 1966, trackage removed 1967–1977, LHR Mainline abandoned 1985, trackage removed 1989
Anglesea Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | WJ&SS Cape May Branch | Burleigh
39°03′02″N 74°51′25″W﻿ / ﻿39.050571°N 74.856970°W﻿ / 39.050571; -74.856970﻿ (Anglesea Junction) | Abandoned
Atsion Junction | CNJ | CNJ Southern Div. | Atsion
39°44′14″N 74°43′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.737229°N 74.725701°W﻿ / 39.737229; -74.725701﻿ (Atsion Junction) | Branch to Atco abandoned
Baker Junction | NJT, EL, DL&W | Morristown and Erie Main | Morristown
40°47′57″N 74°28′32″W﻿ / ﻿40.799299°N 74.475425°W﻿ / 40.799299; -74.475425﻿ (Baker Junction) | Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the Morristown and Erie (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network.
Barnegat City Junction | TRR, PRR | Long Beach Railroad | Ship Bottom
39°39′00″N 74°10′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.649896°N 74.175466°W﻿ / 39.649896; -74.175466﻿ (Barnegat City Junction) | All abandoned
Bay Head Junction | CNJ, PRR, NJT | New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Long Branch and Barnegat Bay Railroad | Bay Head
40°04′36″N 74°02′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.076805°N 74.046113°W﻿ / 40.076805; -74.046113﻿ (Bay Head Junction) | PRR abandoned Bay Head Jct.-Toms River portion of its Camden-Toms River-Bay Head Jct. Line in 1946 after the bridge over Barnaget Bay burned.
Bergen Junction | ERIE, DLW, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Erie Main Line (NJT Bergen County Line) | Jersey City
40°45′06″N 74°04′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.751708°N 74.069886°W﻿ / 40.751708; -74.069886﻿ (Bergen Junction) | Junction no longer exists. Was created to shift Erie's Main Line operations from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. Was removed with creation of Secaucus Junction, which shifted NJT Bergen County Line junction with NJT Main Line north.
Bound Brook Junction | LV, CNJ, RDG | Junction of former Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey main lines and Reading Railroad Port Reading Branch | Bound Brook
40°33′38″N 74°31′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.560536°N 74.531243°W﻿ / 40.560536; -74.531243﻿ (Bound Brook Junction) | A junction still exists, but is rarely used since the lines now serve passenger and freight traffic separately. The original Bound Brook Jct (where the Reading line to Philadelphia met the CNJ main line 1.6 miles west of Bound Brook station) was removed by Conrail years ago. The former LV main line is now operated by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern and used for long distance and local freight services. The former CNJ main line is now NJ Transit's Raritan passenger line. A branch line called the Port Reading Secondary, formerly called the Port Reading Railroad (RDG), originates at Bound Brook Junction and crosses northern Middlesex County to connect with the Chemical Coast line in Eastern Middlesex County. The Port Reading Secondary has been refurbished and upgraded by its new owner CSX as a second route to Oak Island Terminal in Newark, NJ (via the Chemical Coast Line) and other points on the CSX system. The line now handles much more freight traffic than it handled in the later 20th Century under Conrail, including long haul double-stack container freight traffic.
Bowentown Junction
Branchville Junction | DLW | Sussex Branch | Lafayette
41°04′56″N 74°42′03″W﻿ / ﻿41.082298°N 74.700877°W﻿ / 41.082298; -74.700877﻿ (Branchville Junction) | Abandoned 1934, removed 1938
Bridgeton Junction | P-RSL, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch | Bridgeton
39°27′10″N 75°12′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.452755°N 75.213069°W﻿ / 39.452755; -75.213069﻿ (Bridgeton Junction) | PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north
Brigantine Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | ACRR Main Line, Brigantine Branch | Pomona
39°28′23″N 74°35′27″W﻿ / ﻿39.472974°N 74.590859°W﻿ / 39.472974; -74.590859﻿ (Brigantine Junction) | All abandoned
Brills Junction | CNJ | Newark and New York Branch | Newark
40°43′34″N 74°08′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.726072°N 74.136754°W﻿ / 40.726072; -74.136754﻿ (Brills Junction) | Newark to Jersey City line abandoned
Brown's Mills Junction | PRR | Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills Branch | Browns Mills
39°56′58″N 74°35′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.949400°N 74.596982°W﻿ / 39.949400; -74.596982﻿ (Brown's Mills Junction) | Abandoned
Burlington Junction
Caldwell Junction | NYGL, ERIE, EL | NYGL, Caldwell Branch | Little Falls
40°52′21″N 74°12′39″W﻿ / ﻿40.872475°N 74.210872°W﻿ / 40.872475; -74.210872﻿ (Caldwell Junction) | Caldwell Branch abandoned. NYGL line now NJT Montclair-Boonton Line, Caldwell Branch now West Essex Trail.
Carteret Junction
Chester Junction | DLW, CNJ | DLW Chester Branch, CNJ High Bridge Branch | Chester
40°47′20″N 74°43′05″W﻿ / ﻿40.788867°N 74.718180°W﻿ / 40.788867; -74.718180﻿ (Chester Junction) | Abandoned, now a rail-trail
Columbia Junction (Delaware Junction) | BRW, NYSW | Blairstown Railway/NYSW former Mainline and Delaware Branch | Columbia
40°56′01″N 75°04′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.933537°N 75.073512°W﻿ / 40.933537; -75.073512﻿ (Columbia Junction) | All abandoned
Constable Hook Junction | LV | Constable Hook Branch | Bayone
40°39′38″N 74°07′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.660461°N 74.116952°W﻿ / 40.660461; -74.116952﻿ (Constable Hook Junction) | Active
Cranford Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJT | North Shore Branch, Raritan Valley Line | Cranford
40°39′24″N 74°17′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.656746°N 74.293119°W﻿ / 40.656746; -74.293119﻿ (Cranford Junction) | Exists
Croxton Junction | ERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NS | Erie Main Line, Northern Branch | Jersey City
40°44′45″N 74°03′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.745873°N 74.064881°W﻿ / 40.745873; -74.064881﻿ (Croxton Junction) | Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal.
Cutoff Junction | DL&W | Sussex Branch, Newton Branch | Lafayette
41°03′34″N 74°43′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.059349°N 74.727842°W﻿ / 41.059349; -74.727842﻿ (Cutoff Junction) | [3] Abandoned
D&R Junction | DLW, CNJ, NJT, ME | Dover & Rockaway RR, NJT | Dover
40°53′55″N 74°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿40.898484°N 74.572155°W﻿ / 40.898484; -74.572155﻿ (D&R Junction) | Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line
Delair Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken
39°58′40″N 75°03′42″W﻿ / ﻿39.977732°N 75.061638°W﻿ / 39.977732; -75.061638﻿ (Delair Junction) | [4] Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the north, new junction created to the south
East Haddonfield Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT | Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line), Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad | Haddonfield
39°53′26″N 75°02′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.890630°N 75.033215°W﻿ / 39.890630; -75.033215﻿ (East Haddonfield Junction) | Medford branch abandoned
Eatontown Junction | CNJ | Southern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. | Eatontown
40°17′54″N 74°04′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.298255°N 74.068627°W﻿ / 40.298255; -74.068627﻿ (Eatontown Junction) | Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned
Enterprise Junction
Ferromonte Junction | CNJ, EL, DL&W | High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches | Kenvil
40°53′05″N 74°37′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.884686°N 74.618310°W﻿ / 40.884686; -74.618310﻿ (Ferromonte Junction) | Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway
Fish House Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken
39°58′33″N 75°03′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.975889°N 75.064931°W﻿ / 39.975889; -75.064931﻿ (Fish House Junction) | [4] Exists
Flemington Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Flemington Branch | Lambertville
40°22′31″N 74°56′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.375157°N 74.949429°W﻿ / 40.375157; -74.949429﻿ (Flemington Junction) | Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, Black River and Western Railroad owns Flemington Branch
Flemington Junction | LV | LV Mainline, Flemington Branch | Flemington Junction
40°31′54″N 74°50′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.531740°N 74.839629°W﻿ / 40.531740; -74.839629﻿ (Flemington Junction) | Branch abandoned
Franklin Junction | NYSW, LHR | NYSW Zinc Mine branch, LHR Main | Franklin, New Jersey
41°07′19″N 74°35′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.121819°N 74.589460°W﻿ / 41.121819; -74.589460﻿ (Franklin Junction) | NYSW Hanford Branch abandoned 1958, LHR acquired portion from Franklin Junction south to New Jersey Zinc Company and renamed "NJ Zinc Mine Branch", abandoned 1987. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Franklin.
Gloucester Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | ACRR Main Line, Grenloch Branch | Camden
39°54′11″N 75°07′06″W﻿ / ﻿39.903108°N 75.118305°W﻿ / 39.903108; -75.118305﻿ (Gloucester Junction) | Exists
Granton Junction | NYC NYSW | NYSW West Shore Railroad | North Bergen
40°48′18″N 74°01′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.805105°N 74.022920°W﻿ / 40.805105; -74.022920﻿ (Granton Junction) | NYSW
CSX River Subdivision
CSX Northern Branch
Great Island Junction | CNJ, CSAO | CNJ Mainline, Newark Branch/Chemical Coast Line | Elizabeth
40°39′30″N 74°11′02″W﻿ / ﻿40.658334°N 74.183750°W﻿ / 40.658334; -74.183750﻿ (Great Island Junction) | Mainline east to Jersey City abandoned
Green Pond Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson
41°02′16″N 74°26′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.03785°N 74.433856°W﻿ / 41.03785; -74.433856﻿ (Green Pond Junction) | Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active.
Hacklebarney Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, Hacklebarney Branch | Chester
40°47′17″N 74°43′16″W﻿ / ﻿40.787918°N 74.721056°W﻿ / 40.787918; -74.721056﻿ (Hacklebarney Junction) | All abandoned
Haddonfield Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, PATCO | Camden & Atlantic RR, PATCO Speedline, NJT Atlantic City Line | Haddonfield
39°54′15″N 75°02′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.904068°N 75.041939°W﻿ / 39.904068; -75.041939﻿ (Haddonfield Junction) | [4] Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden (now PATCO Speedline) and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge (now NJT Atlantic City Line)
Hainesburg Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Hainesburg
40°56′35.94″N 75°3′51.54″W﻿ / ﻿40.9433167°N 75.0643167°W﻿ / 40.9433167; -75.0643167﻿ (Hainesburg Junction) | NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction.
Hamburg Junction | NYSW, LHR | NYSW Hanford Branch, LHR Main | Hamburg
41°08′25″N 74°34′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.140156°N 74.576802°W﻿ / 41.140156; -74.576802﻿ (Hamburg Junction) | NYSW Hanford Branch to north abandoned 1958. Track removed from Hamburg to Unionville, NY 1959. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Hamburg.
Hampton Junction | DL&W, CNJ | Hampton Branch, CNJ mainline | Hampton
40°42′36″N 74°57′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.709912°N 74.951059°W﻿ / 40.709912; -74.951059﻿ (Hampton Junction) | Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place
Harbor Branch Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | Cape May Branch, Harbor Branch | Cape May
38°57′25″N 74°55′17″W﻿ / ﻿38.956915°N 74.921449°W﻿ / 38.956915; -74.921449﻿ (Harbor Branch Junction) | Harbor Branch abandoned
Hibernia Junction | CNJ, DLW, ME | High Bridge Branch (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway Branch | Rockaway
40°53′35″N 74°30′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.893162°N 74.514965°W﻿ / 40.893162; -74.514965﻿ (Hibernia Junction) | ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned
High Bridge Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, CNJ Main | High Bridge
40°40′11″N 74°53′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.669814°N 74.899762°W﻿ / 40.669814; -74.899762﻿ (High Bridge Junction) | High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place.
Hightstown Junction | PRR | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad | East Windsor
40°15′41″N 74°32′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.261390°N 74.540921°W﻿ / 40.261390; -74.540921﻿ (Hightstown Junction) | Abandoned
Hopatcong Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood Valley RR) | Kenvil
40°53′48″N 74°36′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.896801°N 74.600335°W﻿ / 40.896801; -74.600335﻿ (Hopatcong Junction) | All abandoned
Hopping Junction
Hunter | PRR, CNJ | Raritan Valley Line, NEC, Conrail Lehigh Line | Newark |
Island Heights Junction | PRR, RDG | PRR Amboy Div., RDG branch | Beachwood
39°56′21″N 74°11′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.939059°N 74.192001°W﻿ / 39.939059; -74.192001﻿ (Island Heights Junction) | Abandoned
Jamesburg Junction
Kearny Junction | Amtrak, NJT | Northeast Corridor, Morris & Essex Lines | Kearny
40°44′38″N 74°07′29″W﻿ / ﻿40.7438°N 74.1248°W﻿ / 40.7438; -74.1248﻿ (Kearny Junction) |
Kent Junction
Kingsland Junction | DLW, EL, NJT | Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Harrison Cut-Off | Lyndhurst
40°47′38″N 74°06′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.794017°N 74.107201°W﻿ / 40.794017; -74.107201﻿ (Kingsland Junction) | Harrison Cut-Off abandoned.
Lake Junction | DL&W | Chester Branch | Kenvil
40°54′18″N 74°36′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.904892°N 74.601188°W﻿ / 40.904892; -74.601188﻿ (Lake Junction) | The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with Norfolk Southern. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the High Bridge Branch, and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway, which provides daily service.
Landsdown Junction | LV | Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch | Franklin
40°36′24″N 74°54′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.606748°N 74.913405°W﻿ / 40.606748; -74.913405﻿ (Landsdown Junction) | Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey.
Lehigh Junction
Linden Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJT | North Shore Branch, Northeast Corridor Line | Linden
40°38′28″N 74°14′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.641231°N 74.239385°W﻿ / 40.641231; -74.239385﻿ (Linden Junction) | SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection
Little Ferry Junction | NYSW | Edgewater Branch | Ridgefield Park
40°50′32″N 74°01′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.84228°N 74.02809°W﻿ / 40.84228; -74.02809﻿ (Little Ferry Junction) | Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east
Lodi Junction (NY&NJ) | NYNJ | Lodi Branch | Teterboro
40°51′53″N 74°00′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.8648°N 74°W﻿ / 40.8648; -74﻿ (Lodi Junction) | The NY&NJ (currently NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line) briefly had a branch line heading west to Lodi, slightly south of the current I-80, eventually. The junction was slightly north of the site of the present Teterboro station.
Lodi Junction | NYSW | Lodi Industrial Spur | Lodi
40°53′28.98″N 74°3′26.51″W﻿ / ﻿40.8913833°N 74.0573639°W﻿ / 40.8913833; -74.0573639﻿ (Lodi Junction) | Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi (and possibly crossing the Saddle Brook) through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished.
Macopin Lake Junction | NYSW | NYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake Branch | Jefferson
41°02′18″N 74°25′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.038246°N 74.429049°W﻿ / 41.038246; -74.429049﻿ (Macopin Lake Junction) | Branch abandoned
Manunka Chunk Junction | DL&W, PRR | Lackawanna Old Road, Bel-Del | Columbia
40°51′42″N 75°02′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.861770°N 75.047834°W﻿ / 40.861770; -75.047834﻿ (Manunka Chunk Junction) | All abandoned
Marion Junction | PRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAO | River Line, Passaic and Harsimus Line | Jersey City
40°44′16″N 74°04′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.737665°N 74.07372°W﻿ / 40.737665; -74.07372﻿ (Marion Junction) | Exists, active for freight
Meadow Junction | NY&GL, ERIE | NY&GL Main, Erie Main | Jersey City
40°44′56″N 74°04′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.749027°N 74.068522°W﻿ / 40.749027; -74.068522﻿ (Meadow Junction) | Junction no longer exists. Merger of Erie with DL&W rendered junction obsolete, as former Erie Mainline (now NJT Main Line) and NY&GL Line (was NJT Boonton Line) to Pavonia Terminal shifted on to DL&W M&E line to Hoboken Terminal. Merger of Montclair Branch with Boonton Line ended traffic through junction and creation of Secaucus Junction obliterated former Erie Mainline ROW.
Medford Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL | Philadelphia and Atlantic Line, Mount Holly and Medford Branch | Mount Holly
39°59′19″N 74°47′59″W﻿ / ﻿39.988654°N 74.799591°W﻿ / 39.988654; -74.799591﻿ (Medford Junction) | All abandoned
Merchantville Junction | PRR, NS, CSX, NJT | PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad, NJT Atlantic City Line | Pennsauken
39°57′21″N 75°02′21″W﻿ / ﻿39.955790°N 75.039102°W﻿ / 39.955790; -75.039102﻿ (Merchantville Junction) | [4] Exists, active for passenger service
Millham Junction | PRR | New York Line, Millham Branch | Hamilton
40°14′12″N 74°43′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.236683°N 74.730835°W﻿ / 40.236683; -74.730835﻿ (Millham Junction) | exists
Millstone Junction | PRR | PRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad | New Brunswick
40°28′45″N 74°27′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.479294°N 74.464852°W﻿ / 40.479294; -74.464852﻿ (Millstone Junction) | Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at this website.
Mohingson Junction | NY&LB, CNJ | CNJ Freehold Branch, NY&LB Main | Aberdeen
40°24′54″N 74°13′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.415014°N 74.222504°W﻿ / 40.415014; -74.222504﻿ (Mohingson Junction) | CNJ line abandoned
Monmouth Junction | PRR | New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch | South Brunswick
Midway Interlocking
40°22′48″N 74°32′34″W﻿ / ﻿40.380057°N 74.542685°W﻿ / 40.380057; -74.542685﻿ (Monmouth Junction) | exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned
Monmouth Park Junction | NY&LB, NJT | New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Monmouth Park Branch | Oceanport
40°19′03″N 74°01′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.317381°N 74.022975°W﻿ / 40.317381; -74.022975﻿ (Monmouth Park Junction) | Branch no longer used, as a Monmouth Park station on the line was created
Morris Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Morris Branch to Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken
39°59′06″N 75°03′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.985062°N 75.052389°W﻿ / 39.985062; -75.052389﻿ (Morris Junction) | [4] Main lines exist, connecting Morris Branch abandoned to the south, new junction created to the south
Morris and Essex Junction
Morris County Junction | CNJ | Lake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RR | Wharton
40°54′16″N 74°36′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.904461°N 74.609171°W﻿ / 40.904461; -74.609171﻿ (Morris County Junction) | All abandoned
Mount Holly Junction | C&A, PRR, NJT | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad and Transportation Company | Burlington
40°04′46″N 74°50′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.079408°N 74.848267°W﻿ / 40.079408; -74.848267﻿ (Mount Holly Junction) | [5] Mount Holly to Burlington abandoned
Mount Hope Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR) | Wharton
40°54′13″N 74°34′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.903507°N 74.577915°W﻿ / 40.903507; -74.577915﻿ (Mount Hope Junction) | All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail
Musconetcong Junction | LV | LV Mainline, Musconetcong Branch | Bethlehem
40°38′27″N 75°06′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.640721°N 75.106455°W﻿ / 40.640721; -75.106455﻿ (Musconetcong Junction) | Branch abandoned
National Junction
Newark Junction
Newton Junction | DL&W | Sussex Branch, Newton Branch | Newton
41°02′37″N 74°44′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.043548°N 74.738730°W﻿ / 41.043548; -74.738730﻿ (Newton Junction) | [5] Abandoned
New York and Greenwood Lake Junction
New Jersey and New York Junction
Oak Island Junction | LV, CNJ, CSAO, CSX, NS | LV Mainline (CSAO Lehigh Line), CNJ Newark Branch (CSAO Chemical Coast) | Newark
40°42′42″N 74°08′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.711726°N 74.146408°W﻿ / 40.711726; -74.146408﻿ (Oak Island Junction) | Active for freight. Located at east end of Oak Island Yard.
Ocean City Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Ocean City Branch | Ocean View
39°14′45″N 74°42′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.245956°N 74.71567°W﻿ / 39.245956; -74.71567﻿ (Ocean City Junction) | Branch to Ocean City exists, Branch to Sea Isle does not
Oreland Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Oreland Branch) | Rockaway
40°58′19″N 74°30′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.972010°N 74.505954°W﻿ / 40.972010; -74.505954﻿ (Oreland Junction) | All abandoned
Pacific Avenue Junction
Pascack Junction (Hackensack Junction) | EL, NJT | Bergen County Line, Pascack Valley Line | East Rutherford
40°48′58″N 74°05′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.816095°N 74.094893°W﻿ / 40.816095; -74.094893﻿ (Pascack Junction) | Exists
Passaic Junction and Passaic Branch Junction | NYSW, EL, NJT, NS, M&E | NYSW mainline, NJT Bergen County Line | Saddle Brook
40°54′08″N 74°06′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.902256°N 74.104303°W﻿ / 40.902256; -74.104303﻿ (Passaic Junction) | Active junctions used for freight. Passaic Junction is a rail yard for NYSW. It includes a track that junctions with the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line (to the northwest). To the southwest the yard, after the NYSW main line passes under the NJT trestle, the Passaic Branch junction connects to a branch line terminating in Garfield. NS and M&E connections are via the NJT junction.
Paterson Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (now NJT Main Line), ERIE Newark Branch | Clifton
40°52′50″N 74°09′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.880614°N 74.164078°W﻿ / 40.880614; -74.164078﻿ (Paterson Junction) | DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at Paterson Station. After the Passaic Plan went into effect in the 1960s, lines merged and continued north along the Erie line. Route 80 was built over the line to Boonton. Junction exists, but Newark Branch only sees occasional freight usage.
Pemberton Junction | PRR | PRR Amboy Div. | Pemberton
39°58′32″N 74°41′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.975458°N 74.699456°W﻿ / 39.975458; -74.699456﻿ (Pemberton Junction) | Abandoned
Pennsauken Junction | PRR, NS, CSX | PRR, Camden & Burlington County Railroad | Pennsauken
39°57′14″N 75°02′03″W﻿ / ﻿39.954014°N 75.034062°W﻿ / 39.954014; -75.034062﻿ (Pennsauken Junction) | [4] Exists, active for freight, abandoned to west
Perth Junction
Perth Amboy Junction | PRR, NJT | New York Line/Northeast Corridor Line, Perth Amboy Branch/North Jersey Coast Line | Rahway
40°35′56″N 74°17′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.598937°N 74.285078°W﻿ / 40.598937; -74.285078﻿ (Perth Amboy Junction) | exists
Phillipsburg Junction
PJ Junction
Pompton Junction | NYSW, NY&GL/Erie | NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main | Pompton Lakes
41°00′12″N 74°18′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.003435°N 74.300039°W﻿ / 41.003435; -74.300039﻿ (Pompton Junction) | Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main.
Port Morris Junction | DL&W | Phillipsburg Line /Lackawanna Cut-Off | Roxbury
40°54′28″N 74°40′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.90769°N 74.66968°W﻿ / 40.90769; -74.66968﻿ (Port Morris Junction) | Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, Lackawanna Cut-Off tracks removed in 1984.
Port Reading Junction | LV, RDG | Former junction for the Reading Railroad Trenton Line and Lehigh Valley Railroad Main Line | Manville
40°32′52″N 74°34′34″W﻿ / ﻿40.547657°N 74.57624°W﻿ / 40.547657; -74.57624﻿ (Port Reading Junction) | A major railroad junction used by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern for freight operations into northeastern New Jersey from points south and west. There are a lot of train movements through this junction every day.
Princeton Junction | PRR | New York Line/Princeton Branch | West Windsor
40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.3167°N 74.6233°W﻿ / 40.3167; -74.6233﻿ (Princeton Junction) | Exists, Used by NJ Transit as shuttle to Princeton.
PRR Junction |  |  |  |
Richland Junction | CSAO, P-RSL, ACRR |  |  |
Ridgewood Junction | NJT, NS | Main Line/Bergen County Line | Glen Rock
40°58′14″N 74°07′34″W﻿ / ﻿40.970548°N 74.126057°W﻿ / 40.970548; -74.126057﻿ (Ridgewood Junction) | Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews.
Ringwood Junction | NY&GL, ERIE | NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur) | Ringwood
41°6′19.74″N 74°16′22.43″W﻿ / ﻿41.1054833°N 74.2728972°W﻿ / 41.1054833; -74.2728972﻿ (Ringwood Junction) | All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s.
Riddleton Junction | WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL | Salem Railroad, Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad | Woodstown
39°35′40″N 75°21′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.594392°N 75.352886°W﻿ / 39.594392; -75.352886﻿ (Riddleton Junction) | All Abandoned
Roseville Junction | DL&W, EL, NJT | NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines | Newark
40°45′17″N 74°11′27″W﻿ / ﻿40.754747°N 74.190944°W﻿ / 40.754747; -74.190944﻿ (Roseville Junction) | Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark.
Rutherford Junction | ERIE, EL | Erie Main Line/Bergen County Line | Rutherford
40°50′12″N 74°06′16″W﻿ / ﻿40.836719°N 74.104464°W﻿ / 40.836719; -74.104464﻿ (Rutherford Junction) | Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The Main Line trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The Main Line continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the Bergen County Line at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the Erie Main Line was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail.
Sayreville Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Sayreville Branch | Sayreville
40°27′57″N 74°19′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.465789°N 74.329950°W﻿ / 40.465789; -74.329950﻿ (Sayreville Junction) | Branch abandoned
Sea Isle Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | Cape May Branch, Sea Isle Branch | Ocean View
39°12′24″N 74°45′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.206586°N 74.764631°W﻿ / 39.206586; -74.764631﻿ (Sea Isle Junction) | Abandoned
Serviss Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Serviss Branch | East Brunswick
40°26′37″N 74°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.443740°N 74.400005°W﻿ / 40.443740; -74.400005﻿ (Serviss Junction) | Active for freight
Somerset Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Mercer and Somerset Railway | Ewing
40°16′39″N 74°51′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.277602°N 74.853522°W﻿ / 40.277602; -74.853522﻿ (Somerset Junction) | Abandoned
South Amboy Junction | C&A, PAW, CNJ, CSAO, NJT | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad, New York and Long Branch Railroad | South Amboy
40°29′23″N 74°17′3″W﻿ / ﻿40.48972°N 74.28417°W﻿ / 40.48972; -74.28417﻿ (Long Branch Junction) | Site of the abandoned Essay Tower
Sparta Junction | LHR, NYSW | Former crossover of two railroads | Sparta
41°3′52.74″N 74°39′59.27″W﻿ / ﻿41.0646500°N 74.6664639°W﻿ / 41.0646500; -74.6664639﻿ (Sparta Junction) | NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location.
Spruce Street Junction
Staten Island Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAO | North Shore Branch, Lehigh Line | Cranford
40°39′18″N 74°17′09″W﻿ / ﻿40.655036°N 74.285818°W﻿ / 40.655036; -74.285818﻿ (Staten Island Junction) | Both active freight lines, no current connection
Sterling Junction | LV
Summit Junction | EL | Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad | Summit
40°42′53″N 74°21′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.714754°N 74.351547°W﻿ / 40.714754; -74.351547﻿ (Summit Junction) | Abandoned/rail removed, but Union County is working to restore service on the Rahway Valley Railroad and the junction might be reactivated.
Sussex Junction | NYSW, LNE | NYSW Middletown Branch, LNE Mainline | Sussex
41°12′05″N 74°35′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.201443°N 74.596535°W﻿ / 41.201443; -74.596535﻿ (Sussex Junction) | All abandoned
Swartswood Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Newton
41°4′23.82″N 74°47′14.94″W﻿ / ﻿41.0732833°N 74.7874833°W﻿ / 41.0732833; -74.7874833﻿ (Swartswood Junction) | Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist.
Trenton Junction | RDG | Mainline, Trenton Branch | Ewing
40°15′44″N 74°48′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.262166°N 74.812143°W﻿ / 40.262166; -74.812143﻿ (Trenton Junction) | Active
Undercliff Junction | NYS&W | Mainline, Edgewater branch | Little Ferry
40°50′30″N 74°01′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.8417°N 74.028197°W﻿ / 40.8417; -74.028197﻿ (Undercliff Junction) | Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at Bergen Hill tunnel
Vanatta Junction | DLW | DLW Chester Branch, Ferromonte Railroad | Kenvil
40°52′43″N 74°37′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.878684°N 74.621642°W﻿ / 40.878684; -74.621642﻿ (Vanatta Junction) | Ferromonte Railroad abandoned
Warbasse Junction | DLW, NYSW | DLW Sussex Branch, NYSW main | Lafayette
41°05′04″N 74°41′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.084473°N 74.698967°W﻿ / 41.084473; -74.698967﻿ (Warbasse Junction) | All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966
Washington Junction | DL&W | Morris and Essex Railroad, Warren Railroad | Washington
40°45′29″N 74°58′05″W﻿ / ﻿40.758074°N 74.968142°W﻿ / 40.758074; -74.968142﻿ (Washington Junction) | former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line
Waretown Junction (Barnegat Junction) | CNJ, TRR | Toms River and Barnegat RR, Tuckerton Railroad | Waretown
39°46′43″N 74°12′37″W﻿ / ﻿39.778543°N 74.210287°W﻿ / 39.778543; -74.210287﻿ (Waretown Junction) | All abandoned
West End Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | Main Line, Morris & Essex Lines | Jersey City
40°44′27″N 74°03′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.740951°N 74.065405°W﻿ / 40.740951; -74.065405﻿ (West End Junction) | Active for passenger service
West End Junction | NJS, NY&LB, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div., NY&LB Main | Long Branch
40°17′08″N 73°59′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.285500°N 73.989444°W﻿ / 40.285500; -73.989444﻿ (West End Junction) | CNJ Southern Div. abandoned (toward Sandy Hook). Passenger service active on NJT North Jersey Coast Line
West Newark Junction | PRR | PRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark Branch | Newark
40°42′47″N 74°11′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.712978°N 74.185593°W﻿ / 40.712978; -74.185593﻿ (West Newark Junction) | West Newark Branch abandoned
Wharton & Northern Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson
41°01′38″N 74°25′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.027249°N 74.416690°W﻿ / 41.027249; -74.416690﻿ (Wharton & Northern Junction) | Was original connection before Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active.
Wharton Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Morris County Connecting RR) | Wharton
40°54′54″N 74°35′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.914871°N 74.593059°W﻿ / 40.914871; -74.593059﻿ (Wharton Junction) | All abandoned
Whiting Junction | CNJ, PRR | CNJ Southern Division, PRR Amboy Div., Tuckerton Railroad | Whiting
39°57′06″N 74°22′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.951645°N 74.379342°W﻿ / 39.951645; -74.379342﻿ (Whiting Junction) | CNJ Southern Division active for freight
Wildwood Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch | Rio Grande
39°01′50″N 74°51′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.030420°N 74.865582°W﻿ / 39.030420; -74.865582﻿ (Wildwood Junction) | Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed.
Williamstown Junction | W&DR,
ACRR
P-RSL | Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch | Winslow
39°44′13″N 74°55′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.737027°N 74.920806°W﻿ / 39.737027; -74.920806﻿ (Williamstown Junction) | Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to Mullica Hill to the west and Atco to east, with earlier continuation to Atsion. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway rail trail.[6]
Winslow Junction | WJ&SS
ACRR
CNJ
P-RSL | CNJ Southern Div.
WJ&SS Main Line
ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch | Winslow
39°39′42″N 74°50′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.661572°N 74.846117°W﻿ / 39.661572; -74.846117﻿ (Winslow Junction) | exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east
Woodbine Junction (Mount Pleasant Junction) | P-RSL
ACRR
WJ&SS | WJ&SS Millville Branch
ACRR Cape May Branch | Woodbine
39°13′49″N 74°47′44″W﻿ / ﻿39.230198°N 74.795671°W﻿ / 39.230198; -74.795671﻿ (Woodbine Junction) | WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned
Woodbridge Junction (Long Branch Junction) | CNJ, PRR, CSAO, NJT | Chemical Coast Line, Perth Amboy Branch | Perth Amboy
40°31′35″N 74°16′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.526392°N 74.266723°W﻿ / 40.526392; -74.266723﻿ (Woodbridge Junction) | exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south

Abbreviations used in the table:

* ACRR = Atlantic City Railroad
* B&O = Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
* BRW = Blairstown Railway
* C&A = Camden and Amboy Railroad
* CNJ = Central Railroad of New Jersey
* CSAO = Conrail Shared Assets Operations
* DLW = Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
* ERIE = Erie Railroad
* EL = Erie Lackawanna Railroad
* LHR = Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
* LV = Lehigh Valley Railroad
* NJT = New Jersey Transit
* LNE = Lehigh and New England Railroad
* M&E = Morristown & Erie Railway
* NS = Norfolk Southern
* NYC = New York Central Railroad
* NY&GL = New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
* NYSW = New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
* PRR = Pennsylvania Railroad
* P-RSL = Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines
* RDG = Reading Railroad
* SIRT = Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
* WJ&S = West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
* W&DR = Williamstown and Delaware River Railroad

Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line.

## References

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1. ^ Thorpe, Steve (April 23, 2009). "CONRAIL/NJ D.O.T. Draws the Curtain on the Bayonne Shuttle". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
2. ^ Heyer, Gruel & Associates, PA (August 2000). "Bayonne, 2000 Master Plan" (PDF). City of Bayonne, NJ. pp. X4 – X9.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Sussex County railroad map, 1895
4. ^ a b c d e f Railway World: In which is Incorporated the United States Railroad and Mining Register, vol. 41, 1897
5. ^ a b Richard Edwards (1882), Industries of New Jersey, Part 1
6. ^ planning.co.ocean.nj.us