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Surviving New Jersey Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving New Jersey railroad stations. The Railroad Station Historical Society (RSHS) and my many thanks to them for such (the information here would not have been possible without their invaluable resources) provided much of the research for this page. If you would like to learn more about the Railroad Station Historical Society or are considering becoming a member please click here to visit their website.

Also, if you know of a railroad station or depot in your area that is not preserved or in danger of being demolished please take action to see if it can be saved. These buildings are beautiful works of architecture and it has been proven time and again that preserved historic railroad stations (whether still in use as a train station or not) increase the value and attractiveness of an area for both visitors and businesses (particularly if it is located in a downtown area). Not only that, but you will be saving an important piece of history!

Absecon: The passenger station originally built by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines here still stands.

Ackerson: The passenger station originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad here still stands.

Atlantic City: The passenger station originally built by the PRSL here still stands.

Awosting: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, derelict.

Beaver Lake: The passenger railroad station originally built by the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway here still stands, extremely derelict.

Belle Mead: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Reading Railroad here still stands.

Belmar: The passenger station originally built by the New York & Long Branch Railroad here still stands, restored, used by NJ Transit.

Bernardsville: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Blairstown: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, derelict.

Bound Brook: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

Bradley Beach: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands.

Branchville: The freight station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, derelict.

Butler: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands, restored.

Califon: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, restored.

Cape May: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRSL here still stands, restored.

Chatham: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Closter: The passenger station originally built by the Erie Railroad here still stands, restored.

Cold Spring: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRSL here still stands, restored.

Convent Station: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Cranbury: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad here still stands, restored.

Cranford: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

Dover: The passenger station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Dunellen: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

East Orange: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Elizabeth: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Englewood: The passenger station originally built by the Erie here still stands, used as a business.

Fanwood: The passenger station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, restored.

Frenchtown: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRR here still stands, restored.

Greendel: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, derelict.

Hackensack: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Erie Railroad here still stands, restored.

Hawthorne: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands, restored.

Hillsdale: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Erie here still stands, restored.

Hoboken: The passenger terminal built by the DL&W here still stands, fully restored, used for commuter service.

Jersey City: CNJ's Jersey City Terminal remains and is restored, used as a state museum.

Kingsland: The passenger station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Lafayette: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands.

Madison: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, restored, used by NJ Transit.

Maplewood: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, restored.

Matawan: The passenger station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands, restored.

Maywood: The passenger station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands, derelict.

Metuchen: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRR here still stands, restored.

Middletown: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands, restored, used by NJ Transit.

Midland Park: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands.

Mountain Station: The passenger station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Murray Hill: The passenger station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, restored.

Netherwood: The passenger station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

New Brunswick: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRR here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Newark: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, restored.

North Asbury Park: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands.

North Hawthorne: The freight railroad station originally built by the NY&SW here still stands, derelict.

Ocean City: The passenger station originally built by the PRSL here still stands.

Oradell: The passenger station originally built by the Erie here still stands.

Paterson: The passenger station originally built by the Erie here still stands, derelict.

Pennington: The passenger station originally built by the Reading here still stands.

Perth Amboy: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Phillipsburg: The union station originally built by the DL&W, Lehigh Valley Railroad and CNJ here still stands, derelict.

Plainfield: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

Pompton: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Erie here still stands.

Princeton: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRR here still stands.

Princeton: The passenger station originally built by the PRR here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Rahway: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRR here still stands, restored.

Raritan: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, restored, used by NJ Transit.

Red Bank: The passenger station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands, restored, used by NJ Transit.

Ridgewood: The passenger station originally built by the Erie here still stands.

Roselle Park: The passenger station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Rutherford: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Erie here still stands, restored.

Sea Girt: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands, restored.

Somerville: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands, restored.

South Orange: The passenger station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, restored.

Sparta: The passenger station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands, vacant.

Spring Lake: The passenger railroad station originally built by the NY&LB here still stands, restored.

Summit: The passenger railroad station originally built by the DL&W here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Tuchahoe: The passenger railroad station originally built by the PRSL here still stands.

Vernon: The passenger station originally built by the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway here still stands.

West Trenton: The passenger station originally built by the Reading here still stands.

Westwood: The passenger station originally built by the Erie here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Whitehouse: The passenger railroad station originally built by the CNJ here still stands.

Wildwood Junction: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Railroad here still stands, derelict.

Woodbridge: The passenger railroad station originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad here still stands, used by NJ Transit.

Wortendyke: The passenger station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands.

Wycoff: The passenger station originally built by the NYS&W here still stands.

For more information on surviving New Jersey railroad stations please click here to visit the RSHS.

For more reading about New Jersey's railroad history you might want to consider the book Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape by author Lorett Treese, which goes into great detail exploring the state's rail heritage (such as the Central Railroad of New Jersey) and how it grew, prospered, and finally waned in the 1960s and beyond. It's a great resource that has received excellent reviews by readers.

One other book of interest on the state's rail history you may be interested in is Iron Rails in the Garden State: Tales of New Jersey Railroading by author Anthony Bianculli, which is similar to Treese's book in its coverage of New Jersey's railroad heritage. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing either (or both) of these books please visit the links below which will take you to ordering information through Amazon.com, the trusted online shopping network.

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