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Trenton
Trenton Transit Center station in January 2013
General information
Location	72-83 South Clinton Avenue Trenton, New Jersey United States
Coordinates	40°13′8″N 74°45′15″W / 40.21889°N 74.75417°W / 40.21889; -74.75417
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor Bordentown Branch
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform (Northeast Corridor) 2 side platforms (River Line)
Tracks	8
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 409, 418, 600, 601, 606, 608, 609, 611, 619, 624 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 127
Construction
Parking	3,450 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: TRE
IATA code	ZTN
Fare zone	22 (NJ Transit) NJ (SEPTA)
History
Opened	1863
Rebuilt	1893, 1976, 2008
Passengers
2012	4,638 daily boardings (NJT)
2017	1,241 daily boardings (SEPTA)
FY 2023	342,937 annually (Amtrak)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Philadelphiatoward Chicago Cardinal Newark Penntoward New York Philadelphiatoward Charlotte Carolinian Philadelphiatoward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Philadelphiatoward Miami Silver Meteor Philadelphiatoward New Orleans Crescent Metroparktoward New York Philadelphiatoward Savannah Palmetto Cornwells Heightstoward Harrisburg Keystone Service Princeton Junctiontoward New York Philadelphiatoward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Princeton Junctiontoward Boston South or Springfield Philadelphiatoward Washington, D.C. Vermonter Metroparkweekendstoward St. Albans      Acela does not stop here Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Terminus Northeast Corridor Line Hamiltontoward New York Penn Station Hamilton Avenuetoward Entertainment Center River Line Terminus Preceding station SEPTA Following station Levittowntoward Temple University Trenton Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Philadelphiatoward Washington, D.C. AcelaUntil 2023 Metroparktoward Boston South Metroliner Newark Penntoward New York MetroparkUntil 2005toward New York Philadelphiatoward Chicago Three Rivers1995–2005 Newark Penntoward New York Broadway LimitedUntil 1995 North Philadelphiatoward Kansas City National Limited North Philadelphiatoward Washington, D.C. Montrealer Newark Penntoward Montreal Philadelphiatoward Miami Silver Star1971–2024 Newark Penntoward New York Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Morrisvilletoward Chicago Main Line Princeton Junctiontoward New York or Exchange Place Morrisvilletoward Suburban Station Trenton Line Terminus Warren Streettoward East Stroudsburg Belvidere Delaware Railroad BordentownTerminus Bordentown Branch
Location

Trenton Transit Center is the main passenger train station in Trenton, New Jersey. Located along the Northeast Corridor, it is served by Amtrak intercity trains plus NJ Transit and SEPTA Regional Rail trains. It is the southern terminus of the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line and the northern terminus of the SEPTA Trenton Line. It is also the northern terminus of the NJ Transit River Line service and a terminal for NJ Transit and SEPTA buses.

Station design

The primary station building is located on South Clinton Avenue on the west side of the tracks, with a smaller building on the east side. The four-track below-grade Northeast Corridor widens to eight tracks at the station: four platform tracks serving two accessible island platforms, two center bypass tracks, and two outside siding tracks. A non-accessible side platform, not normally in use, is located next to the eastern siding track. A footbridge connects the station buildings and the platforms. The terminal for the River Line, with two tracks and two side platforms, is located across south Clinton Avenue from the main station building.

History

Rail service in Trenton dates back to the days of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, which built a station on East Street in 1837, until it was moved to the current site in 1863. The C&A was merged into the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company in 1867 and acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1893, which replaced the station the same year.

As with many PRR stations, especially in New Jersey, the station became a Penn Central station once the New York Central merged with the PRR in 1968. Amtrak took over intercity railroad service in 1971, but Penn Central continued to serve commuters, even as the station building closed in 1972. In 1976, the bankrupt Penn Central and Amtrak built the new Trenton Rail Station just before Penn Central's rail assets were taken over by Conrail. It was built to a standard template used at many Amtrak stations built in the 1970s and early 1980s, with a rectangular shape and a boxy, cantilevered metal roof. NJ Transit Rail Operations took over the station when it acquired Conrail's New Jersey commuter lines in 1983, but the station continued to serve Amtrak as well as SEPTA Regional Rail to Philadelphia. From 2006 to 2008, a major reconstruction project authorized by NJT took place with $46 million worth of federal aid, and $33 million worth of state funding that resulted in the current Trenton Transit Center.

References

1. "Northeast Corridor Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. "Trenton Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
6. "Trenton Amtrak Station". Great American Stations.

External links

Media related to Trenton Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons

• NJT rail station information page for Trenton Transit Center
• DepartureVision real time train information for Trenton Transit Center
• NJT River Line station information page for Trenton Transit Center

• Trenton, NJ – Amtrak
• Trenton, NJ – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• SEPTA – Trenton Transit Center

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