North Elizabeth station

North Elizabeth
North Elizabeth station looking north
General information
Location	1180 North Avenue Elizabeth, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°40′48″N 74°12′23″W / 40.68000°N 74.20639°W / 40.68000; -74.20639
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5[1]
History
Rebuilt	February 1987
Electrified	December 8, 1932[2]
Key dates
February 18, 1892	Station depot burns[3]
Passengers
2012	500 (weekday)[4] (NJT)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Elizabeth toward Trenton Northeast Corridor Line Newark Airport toward New York Penn Station Elizabeth toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Elizabeth toward New Brunswick New Brunswick Line Waverly toward New York or Exchange Place
Location

North Elizabeth station is a commuter railroad station in the city of Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the North Avenue bridge crossing in Elizabeth, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines. North Elizabeth station features two high-level platforms for handicap accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Service at this station is limited. As of November 8, 2020, there are 14 eastbound trains and 13 westbound trains serving the station on weekends.^[5][6]

The present station was opened by NJ Transit in February 1987, replacing a stop with low-level platforms.

This station has two side platforms and four tracks. Each platform has a staircase at their northern ends going down to North Avenue, which crosses under the tracks, and another at their southern ends going up Hand Place, which crosses above the tracks. The station house and small parking lot are at the North Avenue end on the New York-bound platform. A larger parking lot is adjacent to the southbound platform.

• Media related to North Elizabeth (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View