Elizabeth station (Central Railroad of New Jersey)

ELIZABETH
The former Central Railroad of New Jersey station, with the current Elizabeth station in the background.
General information
Location	14 Julian Place, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07028
Coordinates	40°40′02″N 74°12′59″W / 40.667149°N 74.216448°W / 40.667149; -74.216448
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
History
Opened	January 1, 1839[1]
Closed	August 6, 1978[2]
Former services
Preceding station Conrail Following station Elmora Avenue toward Cranford Cranford–Bayonne Shuttle Elizabethport toward East 33rd Street Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station Roselle–Roselle Park toward Scranton Main Line Jersey City Terminus Elizabethport toward Jersey City Roselle–Roselle Park toward Somerville Somerville – Jersey City Local West 8th Street toward Jersey City Elmora toward Somerville Elizabethport toward Jersey City Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Plainfield toward Chicago Main Line Jersey City Terminus Plainfield toward Philadelphia Philadelphia – Jersey City Local
Elizabeth Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Morris Ave., and Broad St., Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°40′4″N 74°12′54″W / 40.66778°N 74.21500°W / 40.66778; -74.21500
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1893 (1893)
Architect	Bruce Price
Architectural style	Roanesque, Victorian Romanesque
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002825[3]
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1984

Elizabeth is a disused train station in Elizabeth, New Jersey. It was built by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) in 1893. It is adjacent to NJ Transit's Elizabeth station on the Northeast Corridor. That station was built and owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad; in the era of private operation passengers could transfer between the two. The CNJ right-of-way in Elizabeth is unused, and passenger trains which served the former CNJ mainline (NJT's Raritan Valley Line service) bypass Elizabeth via the Aldene Connection on their way to Newark Penn Station. The station has been renovated and used as commercial space.