Monmouth Park station

Monmouth Park

Monmouth Park station in 2010.

General information

Location

Port-Au-Peck Avenue near Myrtle Avenue
Oceanport, New Jersey 07757

Coordinates

40°18′48.53″N 74°0′54.13″W / 40.3134806°N 74.0150361°W

Owned by

NJ Transit

Platforms

2 gravel side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Parking

Bicycle facilities

Accessible

Other information

Fare zone

History

Electrified

1988

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Long Branch toward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line special event service		Little Silver toward New York or Hoboken

Former services

Preceding station	New York and Long Branch Railroad			Following station
Branchport toward Bay Head Junction		Main Line		Little Silver toward Perth Amboy

Location

Monmouth Park is a seasonal NJ Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Oceanport, New Jersey, and serving the current Monmouth Park Racetrack. The first two locations of Monmouth Park were inside now-closed Fort Monmouth. Both those locations had dedicated rail sidings owned by The Monmouth Park Railroad.

Railway service to the current Monmouth Park began in 1946. There were two stations: a diesel-only terminal station, and an electric-compatible station. The diesel-only stop was where the special Pony Express service terminated, until the end of the 2005 racing season. That terminal station was located inside the racetrack's property accessed by a dedicated siding off of the current NJ Transit rail line. ^[1] That service was discontinued afterwards and so this area is no longer used as a train station (since filled over). During the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the area where the single-track station is located served as a hospitality center/entrance.

The mainline electrified station is located approximately 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) from the track's entrance on Port-Au-Peck Avenue. This station is served at least once an hour from approximately 10:30 a.m. until approximately 7 p.m. on Fridays and race days during the racing season.^[2]

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Station layout

The station has two low-level gravel surfaced side platforms serving trains in both directions. The northbound platform features bus shelter style protection from the elements along with some benches. The southbound platform features just benches. There are no ticket machines at this station.