Elberon station

Elberon is a railway station in the Elberon section of Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The station is served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line. Located at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Truax Road, It is the first station south of the electrified section of the line. The station has two side level high-level platforms and 229 parking spaces for commuter use.

Elberon
The Elberon station facing north from the southern end of the Bay Head-bound platform in January 2018.
General information
Location	Lincoln Avenue Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	20
History
Opened	1876[1]
Rebuilt	1898[2]–1899 October 1993[3]–June 3, 1996[4]
Electrified	No
Key dates
November 26, 1898	Station depot burns first time[5]
May 27, 1988	Station depot burns second time[1]
Passengers
2012	117 (average weekday)[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Allenhurst toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Long Branch toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station Deal toward Bay Head Junction Main Line West End toward Perth Amboy
Elberon Railroad Station
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lincoln Avenue, Elberon, NJ, USA
Coordinates	40°15′55″N 73°59′51″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built	1899
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	78001777[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 9, 1978
Removed from NRHP	October 30, 1990

History

Elberon station opened in 1876 as the fourth of four stations on the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a railroad jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey.^[1] The railroad had a station downtown, along with stops at West End (Hollywood) and nearby Branchport. The depot caught fire on November 26, 1898 after burning telegraph wires ignited the depot, along with stations at Avon, Branchport and Asbury Park. Elberon burned completely while the rest suffered minor damage.^[5]

Elberon's depot was added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1978. However, the depot caught fire on May 27, 1988, a complete loss.^[1][8] In October 1993, construction began on a replacement,^[3] which was finished and opened on June 3, 1996.^[4]

Station layout

The station has high-level side platforms.

See also

• Garfield Tea House
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

References

1. "Merchants Halt Train Station Razing". The Asbury Park Press. June 1, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Railroad Stations on Fire". The Freehold Transcript. December 2, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bailey, Steven E. (March 30, 1995). "Elberon Commuters to End 7-Year Wait". The Asbury Park Press. p. C3. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Perry, Wayne (June 4, 1996). "Revival Adds New Chapter to History of Long Branch Rail Station". The Asbury Park Press. p. B1-B2. Retrieved March 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "A Railroad Station Burned". The Daily Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. November 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
8. "Blaze destroys Elberon Station". Asbury Park Press. May 28, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.