Long Branch station

Long Branch
Location	224 Third Avenue Long Branch, NJ 07740
Coordinates	40°17′48.87″N 73°59′17.31″W / 40.2969083°N 73.9881417°WCoordinates: 40°17′48.87″N 73°59′17.31″W / 40.2969083°N 73.9881417°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	North Jersey Coast Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 831 and 837 Academy Bus: Route 36 (on 3 Avenue) Shore Points (on Bath Avenue)
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	20
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,171 (average weekday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Elberon toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Monmouth Park toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad West End & Hollywood toward Bay Head Junction New York and Long Branch Railroad Branchport toward New York City or Exchange Place Asbury Park and Ocean Grove toward Camden Camden – Long Branch Terminus

Long Branch is a New Jersey Transit commuter rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, located in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, and serving Long Branch, West Long Branch and Eatontown.

The current Long Branch station was built in 1988 when electrification was completed to this point and replaced an older depot. The ticket office and vending machines are located in the glass building on the center of the high platform.

It is the terminus of diesel shuttle and electric service; a transfer is needed to continue most trips. On weekdays through train service between Bay Head and Hoboken is offered. Located in the heart of downtown Long Branch between grade crossings at Bath and Westwood Avenues, the station features a single high level island platform. Passengers arriving from Bay Head destined for New York platform on the eastbound track and must change trains across the platform to an electric local or express train. Long Branch Station features a large 11-track storage and maintenance yard for all New York-bound electric trains arriving and waiting to depart.

Station layout

	■ North Jersey Coast Line	toward New York or Hoboken (Elberon)
	■ North Jersey Coast Line	toward Bay Head (Monmouth Park)
	■ North Jersey Coast Line	termination platform

Gallery

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  Trains at Long Branch
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  LongBranch station c.1940

References

1. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

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