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Westville station
Former railway station in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westville is a defunct commuter railroad station in the borough of Westville, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The station served trains on the former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line branch between Millville and Camden. Westville station contained two side platforms located next to U.S. Route 130 and Station Avenue. The next station to the north (towards Camden) was Brooklawn, while South Westville served as the next station to the south (toward Millville).
Westville | |||||||||||
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![]() 1907 postcard view of Westville station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Station Avenue at Pine Street Westville, New Jersey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.869360°N 75.129419°W / 39.869360; -75.129419 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 14, 1857[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | February 5, 1971[2] | ||||||||||
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1947 | Station depot razed[3] | ||||||||||
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Service in Westville began on April 14, 1857 with the opening of the West Jersey Railroad between Camden and Woodbury. Service ended with the discontinuation of trains between Glassboro and Millville with Camden on February 5, 1971. The site of the former station is a proposed stop of the Glassboro–Camden Line, a light rail initiative to bring service back between the two municipalities.