Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Elizabeth station in October 2019; Central Railroad of New Jersey station tower at center | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 11 West Grand Street Elizabeth, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°40′00″N 74°12′57″W / 40.6668°N 74.2158°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks, lockers | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | December 3, 1835 (inaugural train) December 21, 1835 (regular passenger service)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | September 2019–June 18, 2024[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | December 8, 1932[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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May 1971 | Station depot caught fire[4] | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 3,807 (weekday)[5] (NJT) | |||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth is a New Jersey Transit station in Midtown in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 15.4 miles (24.8 km) southwest of New York Penn Station on the Northeast Corridor. It is between Broad Street and West Grand Street on an embankment and viaduct. This station is often called Broad Street Elizabeth to distinguish it from North Elizabeth station. A number of bus lines have stops nearby. The station is next to the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station.