Red Bank station

Red Bank is a commuter train station located in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is one of 20 NJ Transit commuter rail stations on the North Jersey Coast Line. It is located on Bridge Avenue between Monmouth and Oakland Streets, just south of the Navesink River, and consists of two high-level platforms on either side of grade crossings.

Red Bank
Red Bank station platforms in New Jersey
General information
Location	175 Monmouth Street Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Owned by	NJ Transit
Line(s)	North Jersey Coast Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 831, 832, 834, and 838 Academy Bus: Shore Points
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	18[1]
History
Opened	June 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[2] July 1, 1875 (regular service)[2]
Rebuilt	2005–2006
Passengers
2012	1,276 (average weekday) [3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Little Silver toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Middletown toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station Little Silver toward Bay Head Junction Main Line Middletown toward Perth Amboy Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station Shrewsbury toward Bridgeton Southern Division Terminus
Red Bank Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The Central Railroad of New Jersey depot at Red Bank.
Location	Bridge Ave. and Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ 07701
Coordinates	40°20′54.12″N 74°4′27.83″W
Area	2 acres (0.8 ha)
Built	1876 (1876)
Architectural style	Gothic
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	76001172[4]
NJRHP No.	2048[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1976
Designated NJRHP	January 7, 1976

History

Red Bank station was built by Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1875, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.^[6][7] Notable visitors included Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and King George VI of the United Kingdom.^[7] The 1876 station house was renovated in 2012–2014 to its appearance when built, including historically correct material, reconstruction of "Yankee" gutters, installation of new downspouts, and replacement of historic windows, shutters and gingerbread trim. Repairs were made to roof soffits and wood framing of the structure, and to repoint the brick foundation wall and the brick chimney, and to recreate a brick "crown" atop the chimney. Exterior paint of the station matches its original color scheme.^[8]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms that are eight cars long.

See also

• List of New Jersey Transit stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey

References

1. "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
4. "National Register Information System – (#76001172)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
5. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 15.
6. Lutin, Jerome (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Bank Passenger Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
7. Heumiller, Keith (April 10, 2014). "Train station work on track for midsummer completion". The Hub. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
8. Nunez, Jenifer (December 17, 2014). "NJ Transit completes restoration of Red Bank Station". Railway Track & Structures. Retrieved December 23, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Red Bank (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Red Bank Station Platform Improvement Project - UPDATE - Phase III Begins in February 2006