Everything about Metropark Njt Station totally explained
Metropark is the name of a
train station in
Woodbridge Township,
Middlesex County,
New Jersey, which is served by
Amtrak and
New Jersey Transit trains on the
Northeast Corridor Line. Metropark Station takes its name from a nearby office park in
Iselin, a neighborhood in Woodbridge Township.
As of 2004, Metropark was the twenty-fifth-busiest Amtrak station by annual boardings, with 178,972 that year. While Amtrak trains skip many stations between
Trenton Rail Station and
Penn Station in
Newark, most Amtrak trains stop at Metropark. New Jersey Transit reports that on an average weekday, about 7,200 passengers board at Metropark. In all, the station serves nearly four million passengers a year.
On Friday, May 23, 2008 the Northbound Platform was officially opened and the previous platform was immediately closed. There was no notice of the platform change before. The gap has been reduced and currently the Southbound Platform is renovating.
History
Metropark was first proposed in late 1968, under a plan introduced by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).
The Metropark station was dedicated on
November 11,
1971 by Amtrak. Commuter trains began stopping at Metropark in 1972, and two nearby stations, Iselin and
Colonia, were closed.
In January 2007, NJ Transit announced a nearly $30 million renovation plan for the station, to be completed by 2010..
Available service
The Metropark station is served by these Amtrak routes:
The station is also served by New Jersey Transit's
Northeast Corridor commuter rail line, as well as connecting
bus services.
Metropark was named after the
Metroliner, an Amtrak train with planned station stops in
Washington, D.C.,
Baltimore, Maryland,
Wilmington, Delaware,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Newark, New Jersey,and
New York City.
Parking
Metropark has a multi-story parking facility that's open 24/7. The parking fee is $5 for 12 hours, and $7 for 24 hours. Annual, semi-annual, and quarterly parking permits are available for discounted rates ($65.00 per month). Drivers may park in either of the two multi-level parking decks using their proximity card for entry and exit. Daily parking users take a ticket upon entry, which must be paid for before exiting the facility. Several self-service kiosks within the garages allow users to pay their daily parking fee before returning to their vehicle.
Station physical location
100 Middlesex Essex Turnpike
Iselin, New Jersey 08830-2707
The station lies within the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, close to the border with Edison, north of the intersection of Thornall Street and Wood Avenue. It is accessible via Exits 130, 131, 131A, or 131B of the Garden State Parkway. Deck is 7 foot clearance.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Metropark Njt Station'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://metropark__njt_station.totallyexplained.com">Metropark (NJT station) Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
