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![]() Looking toward Metuchen from the Trenton-bound platform at Edison station in October 2019. | |||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | 360 Plainfield Avenue (CR 529) Edison, New Jersey United States | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°31′09″N 74°24′39″W / 40.5191°N 74.4108°W | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | August 1997[1]–March 1, 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | December 8, 1932[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Stelton (November 1870–October 29, 1956)[4][5] | ||||||||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||||||||
October 1958 | Station agency closed[6] | ||||||||||||||||
October 1963 | Station depot razed[7] | ||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2010 | Parking expansion opened[8] | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2012 | 3,120 (average weekday)[9] | ||||||||||||||||
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Edison is a commuter railroad station in the Stelton section of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the intersection of Plainfield Avenue (County Route 529) and Central Avenue, the station is served by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line. Amtrak trains cross through but bypass the station. Edison station contains two side platforms, both high-level for handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (accessible). The next station north, towards New York Penn Station is Metuchen while the next station south, with service towards Jersey Avenue station in New Brunswick and Trenton Transit Center is New Brunswick.
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