Riverside | |||||||||||
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 Riverside station with the former Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building in the background | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Franklin Street Riverside Township, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°2′21″N 74°57′32″W / 40.03917°N 74.95889°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  NJ Transit Bus: 419 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 307 spaces, 8 accessible spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 15, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Riverside station is a station on the River Line light rail system, located on Franklin Street in Riverside, New Jersey. The station opened on March 15, 2004.[1]
Southbound service from the station is available to Camden, New Jersey. It is the last station on the line before crossing the bridge over Rancocas Creek northbound to the Trenton Rail Station where there are connections to New Jersey Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amtrak trains. Transfer to the PATCO Speedline at the Walter Rand Transportation Center.
The station stands in the shadow of the historic Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 31, 1978.[2]
References
- ^ Mulvihill, Geoff (March 15, 2004). "Smooth Sailing for Light Rail on First Day of Operation". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2015-01-17.
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