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This is a List of New Jersey railroad junctions, present and past.
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| Junction | Systems | Lines | Location | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway Junction | P-RSL, WJ&S | Salem Branch/Quinton Branch | Alloway 39°34′48″N 75°22′24″W / 39.580092°N 75.373231°W / 39.580092; -75.373231 (Alloway Junction) |
Quinton Branch is abandoned |
| Andover Junction | DL&W, LHR |
DL&W Sussex Branch/LHR main | Andover 40°59′50″N 74°44′45″W / 40.997157°N 74.745705°W / 40.997157; -74.745705 (Andover Junction) |
All lines now abandoned, DLW Sussex Br. abandoned 1966, trackage removed 1967-1977, LHR Mainline abandoned 1985, trackage removed 1989 |
| Anglesea Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | WJ&SS Cape May Branch | Burleigh 39°03′02″N 74°51′25″W / 39.050571°N 74.856970°W / 39.050571; -74.856970 (Anglesea Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Atsion Junction | CNJ | CNJ Southern Div. | Atsion 39°44′14″N 74°43′33″W / 39.737229°N 74.725701°W / 39.737229; -74.725701 (Atsion Junction) |
Branch to Atco abandoned |
| Baker Junction | NJT, EL, DL&W | Morristown and Erie Main | Morristown 40°47′57″N 74°28′32″W / 40.799299°N 74.475425°W / 40.799299; -74.475425 (Baker Junction) |
Junction in Morristown, New Jersey between New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex line and the Morristown and Erie (M&E) main line. It has been fully operational for over 100 years and currently remains in service to provide connections for the shortline M&E to the national rail network. |
| Barnegat City Junction | TRR, PRR | Long Beach Railroad | Ship Bottom 39°39′00″N 74°10′32″W / 39.649896°N 74.175466°W / 39.649896; -74.175466 (Barnegat City Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Bay Head Junction | CNJ, PRR, NJT | New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line, Long Branch and Barnegat Bay Railroad | Bay Head 40°04′36″N 74°02′46″W / 40.076805°N 74.046113°W / 40.076805; -74.046113 (Bay Head Junction) |
PRR abandoned Bay Head Jct.-Toms River portion of its Camden-Toms River-Bay Head Jct. Line in 1946 after the bridge over Barnaget Bay burned. |
| Bergen Junction | ERIE, DLW, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Erie Main Line (NJT Bergen County Line) | Jersey City 40°45′06″N 74°04′12″W / 40.751708°N 74.069886°W / 40.751708; -74.069886 (Bergen Junction) |
Junction no longer exists. Was created to shift Erie's Main Line operations from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. Was removed with creation of Secaucus Junction, which shifted NJT Bergen County Line junction with NJT Main Line north. |
| Bound Brook Junction | LV, CNJ, RDG | Junction of former Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey main lines and Reading Railroad Port Reading Branch | Bound Brook 40°33′38″N 74°31′52″W / 40.560536°N 74.531243°W / 40.560536; -74.531243 (Bound Brook Junction) |
A junction still exists, but is rarely used since the lines now serve passenger and freight traffic separately. The original Bound Brook Jct (where the Reading line to Philadelphia met the CNJ main line 1.6 miles west of Bound Brook station) was removed by Conrail years ago. The former LV main line is now operated by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern and used for long distance and local freight services. The former CNJ main line is now NJ Transit's Raritan passenger line. A branch line called the Port Reading Secondary, formerly called the Port Reading Railroad (RDG), originates at Bound Brook Junction and crosses northern Middlesex County to connect with the Chemical Coast line in Eastern Middlesex County. The Port Reading Secondary has been refurbished and upgraded by its new owner CSX as a second route to Oak Island Terminal in Newark, NJ (via the Chemical Coast Line) and other points on the CSX system. The line now handles much more freight traffic than it handled in the later 20th Century under Conrail, including long haul double-stack container freight traffic. |
| Bowentown Junction | ||||
| Branchville Junction | DLW | Sussex Branch | Lafayette 41°04′56″N 74°42′03″W / 41.082298°N 74.700877°W / 41.082298; -74.700877 (Branchville Junction) |
Abandoned 1934, removed 1938 |
| Bridgeton Junction | P-RSL, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div./PRSL(WJ&SS)Bridgeton Branch | Bridgeton 39°27′10″N 75°12′47″W / 39.452755°N 75.213069°W / 39.452755; -75.213069 (Bridgeton Junction) |
PRSL Bridgeton Branch is abandoned to north |
| Brigantine Junction | ACRR | ACRR Main Line | Pomona | All abandoned |
| Brills Junction | CNJ | Newark branch | Newark 40°43′34″N 74°08′12″W / 40.726072°N 74.136754°W / 40.726072; -74.136754 (Brills Junction) |
Newark to Jersey City line abandoned |
| Brown's Mills Junction | PRR | Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad, Brown's Mills Branch | Browns Mills 39°56′58″N 74°35′49″W / 39.949400°N 74.596982°W / 39.949400; -74.596982 (Brown's Mills Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Burlington Junction | ||||
| Caldwell Junction | NYGL, ERIE, EL | NYGL, Caldwell Branch | Little Falls 40°52′21″N 74°12′39″W / 40.872475°N 74.210872°W / 40.872475; -74.210872 (Caldwell Junction) |
Caldwell Branch abandoned. NYGL line now NJT Montclair-Boonton Line, Caldwell Branch now West Essex Trail. |
| Carteret Junction | ||||
| Chester Junction | DLW, CNJ | DLW Chester Branch, CNJ High Bridge Branch | Chester 40°47′20″N 74°43′05″W / 40.788867°N 74.718180°W / 40.788867; -74.718180 (Chester Junction) |
Abandoned, now a rail-trail |
| Columbia Junction (Delaware Junction) | BRW, NYSW | Blairstown Railway/NYSW former Mainline and Delaware Branch | Columbia 40°56′01″N 75°04′25″W / 40.933537°N 75.073512°W / 40.933537; -75.073512 (Columbia Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Cranford Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, CNJ, NJT | North Shore Branch, Raritan Valley Line | Cranford 40°39′24″N 74°17′35″W / 40.656746°N 74.293119°W / 40.656746; -74.293119 (Cranford Junction) |
Exists |
| Croxton Junction | ERIE, EL, CSAO, CSX, NS | Erie Main Line, Northern Branch | Jersey City 40°44′45″N 74°03′54″W / 40.745873°N 74.064881°W / 40.745873; -74.064881 (Croxton Junction) |
Active for freight. Junction at southern end of NS Croxton Yard. Passenger service ended after Erie operations were shifted from Pavonia Terminal to Lackawanna Terminal. |
| Cutoff Junction | ||||
| D&R Junction | DLW, CNJ, NJT, ME | Dover & Rockaway RR, NJT | Dover 40°53′55″N 74°34′20″W / 40.898484°N 74.572155°W / 40.898484; -74.572155 (D&R Junction) |
Active freight branch used by ME off of NJ Transit Morristown Line |
| Delair Junction | C&A, WJ&S, PRR, P-RSL, NJT, CSAO | C&A Mainline (NJT River Line/CSAO Bordentown Secondary), Camden & Atlantic RR (NJT Atlantic City Line) | Pennsauken 39°58′41″N 75°03′44″W / 39.978047°N 75.062289°W / 39.978047; -75.062289 (Delair Junction) |
Exists |
| Eatontown Junction | CNJ | Southern Div. and Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. | Eatontown 40°17′54″N 74°04′07″W / 40.298255°N 74.068627°W / 40.298255; -74.068627 (Eatontown Junction) |
Southern Div. operated by CSX, Seashore Br. Longbranch Conn. abandoned |
| Enterprise Junction | ||||
| Ferromonte Junction | CNJ, EL, DL&W | High Bridge (CNJ) and Chester (DL&W) Branches | Kenvil 40°53′05″N 74°37′06″W / 40.884686°N 74.618310°W / 40.884686; -74.618310 (Ferromonte Junction) |
Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch (former Long Valley Railroad) with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch (former Chester Railroad) and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad (a CNJ subsidiary). When the Chester Branch was abandoned east of the junction, a switch was cut in to connect the western portion to the High Bridge Branch, and both lines are now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway |
| Fish House Junction | PRR | |||
| Flemington Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Flemington Branch | Lambertville 40°22′31″N 74°56′58″W / 40.375157°N 74.949429°W / 40.375157; -74.949429 (Flemington Junction) |
Bel-Del Mainline Abandoned, Black River and Western Railroad owns Flemington Branch |
| Flemington Junction | LV | LV Mainline, Flemington Branch | Flemington 40°31′54″N 74°50′23″W / 40.531740°N 74.839629°W / 40.531740; -74.839629 (Flemington Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Franklin Junction | NYSW, LHR | Zinc Mine branch | Franklin, New Jersey 41°07′19″N 74°35′22″W / 41.121819°N 74.589460°W / 41.121819; -74.589460 (Franklin Junction) |
NYSW Hanford Br. abandoned 1958, portion from Franklin Jct. to N.J. Zinc taken over by LHR and renamed "NJ Zinc Mine Br.", abandoned 1987 |
| Gloucester Junction | ACRR, RDG, P-RSL | ACRR Main Line, Grenloch Branch | Camden 39°54′11″N 75°07′06″W / 39.903108°N 75.118305°W / 39.903108; -75.118305 (Gloucester Junction) |
Exists |
| Granton Junction | NYC NYSW | NYSW West Shore Railroad | North Bergen 40°48′18″N 74°01′23″W / 40.805105°N 74.022920°W / 40.805105; -74.022920 (Granton Junction) |
NYSW CSX River Subdivision CSX Northern Branch |
| Great Island Junction | CNJ, CSAO | CNJ Mainline, Newark Branch/Chemical Coast Line | Elizabeth 40°39′30″N 74°11′02″W / 40.658334°N 74.183750°W / 40.658334; -74.183750 (Great Island Junction) |
Mainline east to Jersey City abandoned |
| Green Pond Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson 41°02′16″N 74°26′02″W / 41.03785°N 74.433856°W / 41.03785; -74.433856 (Green Pond Junction) |
Second connection after Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. |
| Hacklebarney Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, Hacklebarney Branch | Chester 40°47′17″N 74°43′16″W / 40.787918°N 74.721056°W / 40.787918; -74.721056 (Hacklebarney Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Haddonfield Junction | PRR, P-RSL | Main Line | Haddonfield | Junction at Vernon Interlocking for Main Line to Broadway Station at Camden and "Bridge trains" to Philadelphia via Delair Bridge. All lines abandoned |
| Hainesburg Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Hainesburg 40°56′35.94″N 75°3′51.54″W / 40.9433167°N 75.0643167°W / 40.9433167; -75.0643167 (Hainesburg Junction) |
NYSW Main northeast of Hainesburg Jct. to East Stroudsburg, P.A. abandoned and removed 1941, LNE Main west of Hainesburg Jct. abandoned 1961, NYSW abandoned 1962, all trackage removed 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point north (to Swartswood Junction). A freight interchange yard between the NYS&W and the LNE existed just south of this junction. |
| Hamburg Junction | NYSW, LHR | Hanford Br., LHR Main | Hamburg, N.J. | NYSW Hanford Br. abandoned 1958, track removed from Hamburg north to Unionville, N.Y. 1959. LHR acquired portion from Hamburg south to N.J. Zinc Co. in Ogdensburg, N.J., portion from Franklin Jct. to N.J. Zinc Co. renamed "N.J. Zinc Mine Br.", abandoned 1987. NYSW runs freight on LHR trackage currently through Hamburg. |
| Hampton Junction | DL&W, CNJ | Hampton Branch, CNJ mainline | Hampton 40°42′36″N 74°57′04″W / 40.709912°N 74.951059°W / 40.709912; -74.951059 (Hampton Junction) |
Hampton Branch abandoned 1958, trackage removed 1959, CNJ Main abandoned, tracks still in place |
| Harbor Branch Junction | P-RSL, CMSL | Cape May /Harbor Branch | Cape May | |
| Hibernia Junction | CNJ, DLW, ME | High Bridge Branch (Hibernia Mine RR), DLW Rockaway Branch | Rockaway 40°53′35″N 74°30′54″W / 40.893162°N 74.514965°W / 40.893162; -74.514965 (Hibernia Junction) |
ME operates along CNJ; DLW Rockaway Branch abandoned |
| High Bridge Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch, CNJ Main | High Bridge 40°40′11″N 74°53′59″W / 40.669814°N 74.899762°W / 40.669814; -74.899762 (High Bridge Junction) |
High Bridge Br. abandoned 1976 by Conrail, trackage removed 1977. CNJ Main abandoned from High Bridge to Phillipsburg by NJT. Tracks still in place. |
| Hightstown Junction | PRR | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad | East Windsor 40°15′41″N 74°32′27″W / 40.261390°N 74.540921°W / 40.261390; -74.540921 (Hightstown Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Hopatcong Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Lake Hopatcong RR, Dover & Rockaway RR, Longwood Valey RR) | Kenvil 40°53′48″N 74°36′01″W / 40.896801°N 74.600335°W / 40.896801; -74.600335 (Hopatcong Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Hopping Junction | ||||
| Island Heights Junction | PRR, RDG | PRR Amboy Div., RDG branch | Beachwood 39°56′21″N 74°11′31″W / 39.939059°N 74.192001°W / 39.939059; -74.192001 (Island Heights Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Jamesburg Junction | ||||
| Kearny Junction | Amtrak, NJT | Northeast Corridor, Morris & Essex Lines | Kearny 40°44′38″N 74°07′29″W / 40.7438°N 74.1248°W / 40.7438; -74.1248 (Kearny Junction) |
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| Kent Junction | ||||
| Kingsland Junction | DLW, EL, NJT | Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line), Harrison Cut-Off | Lyndhurst 40°47′38″N 74°06′26″W / 40.794017°N 74.107201°W / 40.794017; -74.107201 (Kingsland Junction) |
Harrison Cut-Off abandoned. |
| Lake Junction | DL&W | Chester Branch | Kenvil 40°54′18″N 74°36′04″W / 40.904892°N 74.601188°W / 40.904892; -74.601188 (Lake Junction) |
The Chester branch begins at the Lake Junction interchange, where all incoming and outgoing cars are exchanged with Norfolk Southern. The line continues in a southwest direction, to Ferromonte Junction, the start of the High Bridge Branch, and continues southward for about a mile. The line is now operated by the Morristown and Erie Railway, which provides daily service. |
| Landsdown Junction | LV | Clinton Branch and Pittstown Branch | Franklin Township, Somerset County | Both Branches are abandoned and now serve as rail trails maintained by the State of New Jersey. |
| Lehigh Junction | ||||
| Linden Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, PRR, NJT | North Shore Branch, Northeast Corridor Line | Linden 40°38′28″N 74°14′22″W / 40.641231°N 74.239385°W / 40.641231; -74.239385 (Linden Junction) |
SIR active freight line, NEC active passenger line, no current connection |
| Little Ferry Junction | NYSW | Edgewater Branch | Ridgefield Park 40°50′32″N 74°01′41″W / 40.84228°N 74.02809°W / 40.84228; -74.02809 (Little Ferry Junction) |
Exists, Edgewater Branch abandoned further east |
| Lodi Junction | NYSW | Lodi Industrial Spur | Lodi 40°53′28.98″N 74°3′26.51″W / 40.8913833°N 74.0573639°W / 40.8913833; -74.0573639 (Lodi Junction) |
Short industrial spur that used to serve a number of businesses along Gregg St in Lodi. Mostly used now for car storage. Now abandoned just before Garibaldi Ave, tracks removed south of this point and almost no trace of ROW remains. Used to cross Rt 46 and continue into center of Lodi through residential neighborhood where it served a number of chemical plants, which have long since burned down, exploded, or been demolished. |
| Long Branch Junction | C&A, PAW, CNJ | Camden and Amboy Railroad, Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad, New York and Long Branch Railroad | South Amboy 40°29′23″N 74°17′3″W / 40.48972°N 74.28417°W / 40.48972; -74.28417 (Long Branch Junction) |
Site of the abandoned Essay Tower |
| Macopin Lake Junction | NYSW | NYSW Mainline, Macopin Lake Branch | Jefferson 41°02′18″N 74°25′45″W / 41.038246°N 74.429049°W / 41.038246; -74.429049 (Macopin Lake Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Manunka Chunk Junction | DL&W, PRR | Lackawanna Old Road, Bel-Del | Columbia 40°51′42″N 75°02′52″W / 40.861770°N 75.047834°W / 40.861770; -75.047834 (Manunka Chunk Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Marion Junction | PRR, ERIE, CSX, CSAO | River Line, Passaic and Harsimus Line | Jersey City 40°44′16″N 74°04′25″W / 40.737665°N 74.07372°W / 40.737665; -74.07372 (Marion Junction) |
Exists, active for freight |
| Meadow Junction | ||||
| Medford Junction | PRR | Philadelphia and Atlantic Line/Mount Holly and Medford Branch | Mount Holly/Lumberton | all abandoned |
| Merchantville Junction | ||||
| Millham Junction | PRR | New York Line/Millham Branch | Hamilton | exists |
| Millstone Junction | PRR | PRR/NJ Transit/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Millstone and New Brunswick Railroad | New Brunswick 40°28′45″N 74°27′53″W / 40.479294°N 74.464852°W / 40.479294; -74.464852 (Millstone Junction) |
Active for local freight service up to just west of Cylde Road in Somerset, abandoned further west of Cylde Road. Few remnants remain of the original line west of Cylde Road in Somerset to East Millstone, NJ. A nice pictorial account of the Millstone Branch is at this website. |
| Mohingson Junction | ||||
| Monmouth Junction | PRR | New York Line/Jamesburg Branch/Rocky Hill Branch | South Brunswick 40°22′48″N 74°32′34″W / 40.380057°N 74.542685°W / 40.380057; -74.542685 (Monmouth Junction) |
exists, Rocky Hill Branch is abandoned |
| Monmouth Park Junction | ||||
| Morris Junction | ||||
| Morris and Essex Junction | ||||
| Morris County Junction | CNJ | Lake Hopatcong RR and Wharton & Northern RR | Wharton 40°54′16″N 74°36′33″W / 40.904461°N 74.609171°W / 40.904461; -74.609171 (Morris County Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Mount Holly Junction | ||||
| Mount Hope Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Dover & Rockaway RR, Mount Hope Mineral RR) | Wharton 40°54′13″N 74°34′40″W / 40.903507°N 74.577915°W / 40.903507; -74.577915 (Mount Hope Junction) |
All abandoned, along Wharton Rail Trail |
| Mount Pleasant Junction | ||||
| Musconetcong Junction | ||||
| National Junction | ||||
| Newark Junction | ||||
| Newton Junction | ||||
| Newton Junction | ||||
| New York and Greenwood Lake Junction | ||||
| New Jersey and New York Junction | ||||
| Oak Island Junction | LV, CNJ, CSAO, CSX, NS | LV Mainline (CSAO Lehigh Line), CNJ Newark Branch (CSAO Chemical Coast) | Newark 40°42′42″N 74°08′47″W / 40.711726°N 74.146408°W / 40.711726; -74.146408 (Oak Island Junction) |
Active for freight. Located at east end of Oak Island Yard. |
| Ocean City Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Ocean City Branch | Ocean View 39°14′45″N 74°42′56″W / 39.245956°N 74.71567°W / 39.245956; -74.71567 (Ocean City Junction) |
Branch to Ocean City exists, Branch to Sea Isle does not |
| Oreland Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Oreland Branch) | Rockaway 40°58′19″N 74°30′21″W / 40.972010°N 74.505954°W / 40.972010; -74.505954 (Oreland Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Pacific Avenue Junction | ||||
| Pascack Junction (Hackensack Junction) | EL, NJT | Bergen County Line, Pascack Valley Line | East Rutherford 40°48′58″N 74°05′42″W / 40.816095°N 74.094893°W / 40.816095; -74.094893 (Pascack Junction) |
Exists |
| Passaic Junction | NYSW, EL, NJT, NS | NYSW mainline, NJT Bergen County Line | Saddle Brook 40°54′08″N 74°06′15″W / 40.902256°N 74.104303°W / 40.902256; -74.104303 (Passaic Junction) |
Active junction used for freight |
| Paterson Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | DLW Boonton Branch (NJT Main Line, ERIE Newark Branch | Clifton 40°52′50″N 74°09′51″W / 40.880614°N 74.164078°W / 40.880614; -74.164078 (Paterson Junction) |
DLW Boonton Branch originally headed northwest to Boonton. It crossed over Erie Newark Branch, which terminated at the Erie Main Line at Paterson Station. After the Passaic Plan went into effect, lines merged together and continued north along the Erie line. Route 80 was built over the line to Boonton. Junction exists, but Newark Branch is little used freight line. |
| Pemberton Junction | PRR | PRR Amboy Div. | Pemberton 39°58′32″N 74°41′58″W / 39.975458°N 74.699456°W / 39.975458; -74.699456 (Pemberton Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Pennsauken Junction | ||||
| Perth Junction | ||||
| Perth Amboy Junction | PRR, NJT | New York Line/Northeast Corridor Line, Perth Amboy Branch/North Jersey Coast Line | Rahway 40°35′56″N 74°17′06″W / 40.598937°N 74.285078°W / 40.598937; -74.285078 (Perth Amboy Junction) |
exists |
| Phillipsburg Junction | ||||
| PJ Junction | ||||
| Pompton Junction | NYSW,NY&GL/Erie | NY&GL, later the Erie's Greenwood Lake Branch/NYSW main | Pompton Lakes 41°00′12″N 74°18′00″W / 41.003435°N 74.300039°W / 41.003435; -74.300039 (Pompton Junction) |
Now the junction between the NYSW main and its Pompton Industrial spur, which was the NY&GL main. |
| Port Morris Junction | DL&W | Phillipsburg Line /Lackawanna Cut-Off | Roxbury 40°54′28″N 74°40′11″W / 40.90769°N 74.66968°W / 40.90769; -74.66968 (Port Morris Junction) |
Tower exists, adjacent to Port Morris yard, Lackawanna Cut-Off tracks removed in 1984. |
| Port Reading Junction | LV, RDG | Former junction for the Reading Railroad Trenton Line and Lehigh Valley Railroad Main Line | Manville 40°32′52″N 74°34′34″W / 40.547657°N 74.57624°W / 40.547657; -74.57624 (Port Reading Junction) |
A major railroad junction used by Conrail, CSX and Norfolk Southern for freight operations into northeastern New Jersey from points south and west. There are a lot of train movements through this junction every day. |
| Princeton Junction | PRR | New York Line/Princeton Branch | West Windsor 40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W / 40.3167°N 74.6233°W / 40.3167; -74.6233 (Princeton Junction) |
Exists, Used by NJ Transit as shuttle to Princeton. |
| PRR Junction | ||||
| Richland Junction | CSAO,P-RSL,ACRR | |||
| Ridgewood Junction | NJT, NS | Main Line/Bergen County Line | Glen Rock 40°58′14″N 74°07′34″W / 40.970548°N 74.126057°W / 40.970548; -74.126057 (Ridgewood Junction) |
Still an active junction. Controlled remotely. Stone interlocking tower WJ still stands at this location, but is not active, used by maintenance of way crews. |
| Ringwood Junction | NY&GL, ERIE | NY&GL Main/Ringwood Branch(spur) | Ringwood 41°6′19.74″N 74°16′22.43″W / 41.1054833°N 74.2728972°W / 41.1054833; -74.2728972 (Ringwood Junction) |
All lines abandoned, no tracks, ROW still visible. Junction allowed the Ringwood branch to split off from the main and go several miles to the north to the Iron Mines (Peter's Mine/Cannon Mine) and Ringwood Station. Passenger service ended around 1939, service to mines ended after WWII, rails removed sometime in 1960s. |
| Riddleton Junction | P-RSL, WJ&S | Salem Railroad/Woodstown and Swedesboro Railroad | Riddleton | |
| Roseville Junction | DL&W, EL, NJT | NJ Transit Morris and Essex Lines | Newark 40°45′17″N 74°11′27″W / 40.754747°N 74.190944°W / 40.754747; -74.190944 (Roseville Junction) |
Continues to be a junction on the NJ Transit Morris and Essex lines as the Montclair-Boonton line breaks off from the mainline in Newark. |
| Rutherford Junction | ERIE, EL | Erie Main Line/Bergen County Line | Rutherford 40°50′12″N 74°06′16″W / 40.836719°N 74.104464°W / 40.836719; -74.104464 (Rutherford Junction) |
Junction no longer exists. Junction was just north of Rutherford Station, and was controlled by a stone interlocking tower ("BJ"), which still stands at the site. The Main Line trackage diverted to the left, crossing the Passaic River into Passaic, where the rails went right up the center of Main Ave for about a mile with north and south bound auto traffic on either side of the rails. The Main Line continued through Paterson, and continued north until it met the Bergen County Line at its northern end at Ridgewood Jct ("WJ"). After the merger with the DL&W, the Erie Main Line was abandoned on west side of Passaic River and up through Passaic. The old Main Line tracks were used for a number of years after this time from the junction for about 1 mile west to serve two chemical companies that existed just east of where tracks used to cross the river (at Jackson Ave & W. Erie Ave, Rutherford). Today the old Main Line rails are still intact up to this intersection, along with dilapidated crossing gates and flashers. This track has not been used since the 1970s, is completely overgrown, and discussions are going on between Rutherford and NS to abandon it and turn it over to Rutherford for a bike/hike trail. |
| Sayreville Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Sayreville Branch | Sayreville 40°27′57″N 74°19′48″W / 40.465789°N 74.329950°W / 40.465789; -74.329950 (Sayreville Junction) |
Branch abandoned |
| Sea Isle Junction | PRR, WJ&SS, P-RSL | Cape May Branch, Sea Isle Branch | Ocean View 39°12′24″N 74°45′53″W / 39.206586°N 74.764631°W / 39.206586; -74.764631 (Sea Isle Junction) |
Abandoned |
| Serviss Junction | CSAO | Raritan River Railroad, Serviss Branch | East Brunswick 40°26′37″N 74°24′00″W / 40.443740°N 74.400005°W / 40.443740; -74.400005 (Serviss Junction) |
Active for freight |
| Somerset Junction | PRR | Bel-Del Mainline, Mercer and Somerset Railway | Ewing 40°16′39″N 74°51′13″W / 40.277602°N 74.853522°W / 40.277602; -74.853522 (Somerset Junction) |
Abandoned |
| South Amboy Junction | CNJ, CSAO, NJT | Raritan River Railroad, New York and Long Branch Railroad/North Jersey Coast Line | South Amboy 40°28′48″N 74°16′37″W / 40.479967°N 74.276901°W / 40.479967; -74.276901 (South Amboy Junction) |
Junction abandoned |
| Sparta Junction | LHR, NYSW | Former crossover of two railroads | Sparta 41°3′52.74″N 74°39′59.27″W / 41.0646500°N 74.6664639°W / 41.0646500; -74.6664639 (Sparta Junction) |
NYSW tracks west of junction abandoned 1962 (Hainesburg Branch), was an interchange with LNE. NYSW tracks from the east have a permanent connection to former LHR tracks to the north. Was previously just a crossover junction between the two railroads. Original crossover junction gone. However, there still is a junction here to use trackage south of old crossover on old LHR right of way to Limecrest Quarry about a half mile south. LHR south of that point abandoned. Eastern Propane is also served at this location. |
| Spruce Street Junction | ||||
| Staten Island Junction | SIRT, B&O, ME, LV, CSAO | North Shore Branch, Lehigh Line | Cranford 40°39′18″N 74°17′09″W / 40.655036°N 74.285818°W / 40.655036; -74.285818 (Staten Island Junction) |
Both active freight lines, no current connection |
| Sterling Junction | LV | |||
| Summit Junction | EL | Former interchange with Rahway Valley Railroad | Summit 40°42′53″N 74°21′06″W / 40.714754°N 74.351547°W / 40.714754; -74.351547 (Summit Junction) |
Abandoned/rail removed, but the County of Union is working to restore service on the Rahway Valley Railroad and Summit Junction might be reactivated |
| Sussex Junction | NYSW, LNE | NYSW Middletown Branch, LNE Mainline | Sussex 41°12′05″N 74°35′48″W / 41.201443°N 74.596535°W / 41.201443; -74.596535 (Sussex Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Swartswood Junction | NYSW, LNE | Former connection of the two railroads to shared single track | Newton 41°4′23.82″N 74°47′14.94″W / 41.0732833°N 74.7874833°W / 41.0732833; -74.7874833 (Swartswood Junction) |
Abandoned/rails removed in 1962. Both railroads used 18 miles of shared track from this point south (to Hainesburg Junction). A telegraph office and operator was at this location to operate the hand switch and give train crews their movement orders. Its call was JU. Ruins of the building still exist. |
| Trenton Junction | RDG | Mainline, Trenton Branch | Ewing 40°15′44″N 74°48′44″W / 40.262166°N 74.812143°W / 40.262166; -74.812143 (Trenton Junction) |
Active |
| Undercliff Junction | NYS&W | Mainline, Edgewater branch | Little Ferry 40°50′30″N 74°01′42″W / 40.8417°N 74.028197°W / 40.8417; -74.028197 (Undercliff Junction) |
Junction exists, but Edgewater branch dead ends at Bergen Hill tunnel |
| Vanatta Junction | DLW | DLW Chester Branch, Ferromonte Railroad | Kenvil 40°52′43″N 74°37′18″W / 40.878684°N 74.621642°W / 40.878684; -74.621642 (Vanatta Junction) |
Ferromonte Railroad abandoned |
| Warbasse Junction | DLW, NYSW | DLW Sussex Branch, NYSW main | Lafayette 41°05′04″N 74°41′56″W / 41.084473°N 74.698967°W / 41.084473; -74.698967 (Warbasse Junction) |
All lines now abandoned, NYSW former Mainline then Hainesburg Br. abandoned 1962, trackage removed 1962, DLW Sussex Branch abandoned 1966 by EL, trackage removed 1966 |
| Washington Junction | DL&W | Morris and Essex Railroad, Warren Railroad | Washington 40°45′29″N 74°58′05″W / 40.758074°N 74.968142°W / 40.758074; -74.968142 (Washington Junction) |
former Warren Railroad abandoned, former M&E line active freight line |
| Waretown Junction (Barnegat Junction) | CNJ, TRR | Toms River and Barnegat RR, Tuckerton Railroad | Waretown 39°46′43″N 74°12′37″W / 39.778543°N 74.210287°W / 39.778543; -74.210287 (Waretown Junction) |
All abandoned |
| West End Junction | DLW, ERIE, EL, NJT | Main Line, Morris & Essex Lines | Jersey City 40°44′27″N 74°03′55″W / 40.740951°N 74.065405°W / 40.740951; -74.065405 (West End Junction) |
Active for passenger service |
| West End Junction | NJS, NY&LB, CNJ | CNJ Southern Div. | Long Branch 40°18′21″N 74°00′01″W / 40.305799°N 74.000283°W / 40.305799; -74.000283 (West End Junction) |
CNJ Southern Div. abandoned in both directions to Sandy Hook and Eatontown. Passenger service active on NJT North Jersey Coast Line |
| West Newark Junction | PRR | PRR/NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New York Bay Railroad, West Newark Branch | Newark 40°42′47″N 74°11′08″W / 40.712978°N 74.185593°W / 40.712978; -74.185593 (West Newark Junction) |
West Newark Branch abandoned |
| Wharton & Northern Junction | CNJ, NYSW | NYSW Mainline, High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR) | Jefferson 41°01′38″N 74°25′00″W / 41.027249°N 74.416690°W / 41.027249; -74.416690 (Wharton & Northern Junction) |
Was original connection before Charlotteburg Reservoir was created. CNJ abandoned 1971, NYSW active. |
| Wharton Junction | CNJ | High Bridge Branch (Wharton & Northern RR, Morris County Connecting RR) | Wharton 40°54′54″N 74°35′35″W / 40.914871°N 74.593059°W / 40.914871; -74.593059 (Wharton Junction) |
All abandoned |
| Whiting Junction | CNJ, PRR | CNJ Southern Division, PRR Amboy Div., Tuckerton Railroad | Whiting 39°57′06″N 74°22′46″W / 39.951645°N 74.379342°W / 39.951645; -74.379342 (Whiting Junction) |
CNJ Southern Division active for freight |
| Wildwood Junction | RDG, ACRR, P-RSL | Cape May Branch/Wildwood Branch | Rio Grande 39°01′50″N 74°51′56″W / 39.030420°N 74.865582°W / 39.030420; -74.865582 (Wildwood Junction) |
Wildwood Branch is abandoned. Bridge at Grassy Sound has been removed. |
| Williamstown Junction | W&DR, ACRR P-RSL |
Clementon Branch/Williamstown Branch | Winslow 39°44′13″N 74°55′15″W / 39.737027°N 74.920806°W / 39.737027; -74.920806 (Williamstown Junction) |
Williamstown Branch is abandoned. Williamstown Branch ran to Mullica Hill to the west and Atco to east, with earlier continuation to Atsion. Section between Glassboro and Williamstown currently serves as the Monroe Township Bikeway rail trail. |
| Winslow Junction | WJ&SS ACRR CNJ P-RSL |
CNJ Southern Div. WJ&SS Main Line ACRR Main Line/Cape May Branch |
Winslow 39°39′42″N 74°50′46″W / 39.661572°N 74.846117°W / 39.661572; -74.846117 (Winslow Junction) |
exists, CNJ Southern Div. abandoned 1978 to the north, ACRR AC Line is abandoned to the east |
| Woodbine Junction | P-RSL ACRR WJ&SS |
WJ&SS Millville Branch ACRR Cape May Branch |
Woodbine 39°13′49″N 74°47′44″W / 39.230198°N 74.795671°W / 39.230198; -74.795671 (Woodbine Junction) |
WJ&S Millville Branch is abandoned |
| Woodbridge Junction | CNJ PRR |
Chemical Coast Line Perth Amboy Branch |
Perth Amboy 40°31′35″N 74°16′00″W / 40.526392°N 74.266723°W / 40.526392; -74.266723 (Woodbridge Junction) |
exists, Perth Amboy Branch is abandoned to the south |
Abbreviations used in the table:
- ACRR = Atlantic City Railroad
- B&O = Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- BRW = Blairstown Railway
- C&A = Camden and Amboy Railroad
- CNJ = Central Railroad of New Jersey
- CSAO = Conrail Shared Assets Operations
- DLW = Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
- ERIE = Erie Railroad
- EL = Erie Lackawanna Railroad
- LHR = Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
- LV = Lehigh Valley Railroad
- NJT = New Jersey Transit
- LNE = Lehigh & New England
- M&E = Morristown & Erie Railway
- NS = Norfolk Southern
- NYC = New York Central Railroad
- NY&GL = New York and Greenwood Lake Railway
- NYSW = New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
- PRR = Pennsylvania Railroad
- P-RSL = Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines
- RDG = Reading Railroad
- SIRT = Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
- WJ&S = West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
- W&DR = Williamstown and Delaware River Railroad
Line names may not be official, but serve to identify the line.