National Register of Historic Places

New Brunswick Station

New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002732

About this property

New Brunswick is an active commuter railroad train station in the city of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The station services trains of New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and Amtrak's Carolinian, Keystone Service, and Northeast Regional. For New Jersey Transit trains, the next station to the southwest (towards Trenton Transit Center) is Jersey Avenue, while the next station to the northeast (towards New York Penn Station) is Edison. For Amtrak services, the next station southwest is Princeton Junction, the next station to the northeast is Metropark. The station consists of two handicap-accessible side platforms surrounding the four tracks. Railroad service in New Brunswick began on January 1, 1838, with the extension of the New Jersey Railroad from East Brunswick (modern-day Highland Park) over the Raritan River. Construction of the current station depot at the junction of Albany and French Streets (State Route 27) and Easton Avenue (County Route 527) began in October 1903, opening on September 28, 1904, for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Location

New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
40.49658, -74.44591

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was New Brunswick Station listed on the National Register?

New Brunswick Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.

What type of historic resource is New Brunswick Station?

New Brunswick Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for New Brunswick Station?

The period of significance for New Brunswick Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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