Spring Lake station

Spring Lake
The station depot at Spring Lake hovers over the platform in January 2018.
General information
Location	Railroad and Warren Avenues Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762
Coordinates	40°09′04″N 74°02′09″W
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 317 and 830
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	22
History
Opened	October 11, 1875
Rebuilt	1898
Electrified	No
Passengers
2012	162 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Manasquan toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Belmar toward New York or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station Sea Girt toward Bay Head Junction Main Line Como toward Perth Amboy
Location

Spring Lake is a commuter railroad station in the borough of Spring Lake, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Located near the border with Spring Lake Heights, trains are served by New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, which serve stations from New York Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and Long Branch to Bay Head. The next station northward is Belmar, while the next station south is Manasquan. Spring Lake station lacks accessibility for handicapped persons per the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

Service through Spring Lake began on October 11, 1875, when the New York and Long Branch Railroad was extended south from Ocean Beach station (now Belmar) to Sea Girt. Spring Lake station was built on property of William V. Reid, a local landowner. In May 2011, ticket vending machines were installed at the east side of the Spring Lake station.

Station layout

The station has two low-level asphalt side platforms.

Bibliography

• Wainwright, Halsted H. (1922). History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1664-1920 Volume 2. New York, New York: The Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

External links

• Station from Warren Avenue from Google Maps Street View