North Branch station
North Branch | |||||||||||||
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North Branch station as faced from Station Road. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Station Road at Central Place, Branchburg, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°35′32″N 74°41′03″W / 40.5922°N 74.6842°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Raritan Valley Line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 39.4 miles (63.4 km) from Jersey City | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 1 bicycle rack | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 18 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | September 25, 1848 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1850, 1860, 1892–1893, 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||
| January 8, 1970 | Station depot burned | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 30 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
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North Branch is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have no weekend service. The former Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.