North Elizabeth station

NJ Transit rail station

North Elizabeth

North Elizabeth station looking north

General information
Location| 1180 North Avenue
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates| 40°40′48″N 74°12′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.68000°N 74.20639°W﻿ / 40.68000; -74.20639
Owned by| New Jersey Transit
Line(s)| Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 4
Construction
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 5[1]
History
Rebuilt| February 1987
Electrified| December 8, 1932[2]
Key dates
February 18, 1892| Station depot burns[3]
Passengers
2024| 678 (average weekday)[4]
Services
| Preceding station  |  NJ Transit | Following station

|
|

Elizabeth

toward Trenton

|  | Northeast Corridor Line |  | Newark Airport

toward New York Penn Station

Elizabeth

toward Bay Head

|  | North Jersey Coast Line |

Former services

| Preceding station  | Pennsylvania Railroad | Following station

|
|

Elizabeth

toward New Brunswick

|  | New Brunswick Line  |  | Waverly

toward New York or Exchange Place

Location

North Elizabeth station is a commuter railroad station in the city of Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the North Avenue bridge crossing in Elizabeth, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines. North Elizabeth station features two high-level platforms for handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Service at this station is limited. As of November 8, 2020, there are 14 eastbound trains and 13 westbound trains serving the station on weekends.[5][6]

## History

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The present station was opened by NJ Transit in February 1987, replacing a stop with low-level platforms.

## Station layout

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This station has two side platforms and four tracks. Each platform has a staircase at their northern ends going down to North Avenue, which crosses under the tracks, and another at their southern ends going up Hand Place, which crosses above the tracks. The station house and small parking lot are at the North Avenue end on the New York-bound platform. A larger parking lot is adjacent to the southbound platform.

## References

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1. ^ "Northeast Corridor Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. ^ "Electric Train Service Started by P.R.R. Today". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. December 8, 1932. pp. 1, 11. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Railroad Station Burned". The Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. February 18, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
5. ^ "Ticket prices" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2021.
6. ^ "NJ Transit Enhances Weekend Rail Service at Select Stations" (Press release). NJ Transit. November 5, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to North Elizabeth (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
* North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Elizabeth, New Jersey

Areas|

* Belcher–Ogden Mansion; Benjamin Price House; and Price–Brittan House Historic District
* Mid-Town Historic District
* Shooters Island (part)

Education|

* Elizabeth Public Schools
* Elizabeth HS
* Bollwage Fin. Acad.
* John E. Dwyer Tech. Acad.
* Thomas A. Edison Career & Tech. Acad.
* Adm. William F. Halsey Leadership Acad.
* Alexander Hamilton Prep. Acad.
* Thomas Jefferson Arts Acad.
* Elizabeth Public Library

| Closed|

* Battin HS
* Benedictine Acad.
* Thomas Jefferson HS
* St. Patrick HS

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Landmarks|

* Boxwood Hall
* Hersch Tower
* First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Union County Courthouse

Transportation|

* Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)
* North Elizabeth station (NJ Transit)
* Newark Liberty International Airport (part)

History|

* 1951 Miami Airlines C-46 crash
* American Airlines Flight 6780 (1952)
* National Airlines Flight 101 (1952)

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Hoboken|

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Hoboken|

* Hoboken

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* Manasquan
* Point Pleasant Beach
* Bay Head

Northeast
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* New York Penn
* Secaucus Junction
* Newark Penn
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* North Elizabeth
* Elizabeth
* Linden
* North Rahway
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Hoboken|

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Italics denote closed stations, stations under construction, and unused line segments.
Stations north of Montvale are operated by Metro-North Railroad

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New York Division|

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