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40°42′41″N 74°33′19″W / 40.71139°N 74.55528°W / 40.71139; -74.55528

Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge station in September 2020. The station's former semaphore signal has been removed from the building's canopy over the platform.
General information
Location	Ridge Street and Depot Place, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Lakeland Bus Lines: 78
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	714 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone	16
History
Opened	January 29, 1872
Rebuilt	1911
Electrified	January 6, 1931
Key dates
April 4, 1911	Station depot burns
July 1, 1981	Station agency closed
Passengers
2017	79 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Bernardsvilletoward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Lyonstoward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Bernardsvilletoward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Lyonstoward Hoboken
Location

Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines.

History

The station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building was constructed in 1912 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, after the previous station depot had burnt down on April 4, 1911. The station agency closed on July 1, 1981.

Station layout

The station has one track and a single low-level side platform. The station has a station building located on the north side of the track. Permitted parking is available at the station.

Gallery

• Interior of the station, September 2024
• View down the tracks, September 2024
• Side of the station, September 2024

References

1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
2. Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Annual Report of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company for the Year Ending December 31st, 1911 (Report). Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. 1911. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
4. "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Basking Ridge R.R. Station Burned". The Bernardsville News. April 7, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Town to Decide on Train Station". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. May 20, 1981. p. 17. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Polakiewicz, David (December 8, 1983). "Township, NJ Transit Working on Lease for Railroad Station". The Bernardsville News. p. 16. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
9. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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