Trenton Transit Center

This article is about the railroad station in New Jersey. For the railroad station in Florida, see Trenton Depot.

Trenton Amtrak station New Jersey Transit commuter rail station SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station River Line light rail station
Looking southward along Track 4 towards the center of the station
Station statistics
Address	72 South Clinton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609
Coordinates	40°13′8″N 74°45′15″W / 40.21889°N 74.75417°W / 40.21889; -74.75417Coordinates: 40°13′8″N 74°45′15″W / 40.21889°N 74.75417°W / 40.21889; -74.75417
Lines	Amtrak:   Acela Express   Cardinal   Carolinian   Crescent   Keystone Service   Palmetto   Pennsylvanian   Northeast Regional   Silver Star   Silver Meteor   Vermonter New Jersey Transit:   Northeast Corridor Line   River Line SEPTA:   Trenton Line
Connections	NJT Bus: 409, 418, 600, 601, 604, 606, 608, 609, 611, and 619 SEPTA: 127
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	8
Parking	3450 spaces and 68 handicap spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Opened	1865
Rebuilt	2009
Accessible
Code	TRE
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Fare zone	22 (NJT Northeast Corridor)[1] 6 (SEPTA Trenton Line)
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	5,215 (average weekday)  11.77% (NJT)
Passengers (2010)	420,553[2]  2.1% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Philadelphia toward Washington, D.C. Acela Express Metropark toward Boston South Station Vermonter Metropark weekends toward St. Albans Newark weekdays toward St. Albans Philadelphia toward Chicago Cardinal Newark toward New York City Philadelphia toward Charlotte Carolinian Philadelphia toward New Orleans Crescent Philadelphia toward Savannah Palmetto Philadelphia toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Philadelphia toward Miami Silver Meteor Silver Star Cornwells Heights toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Princeton Junction toward New York City Cornwells Heights toward Newport News or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Princeton Junction toward Boston South Station or Springfield NJ Transit Rail Terminus Northeast Corridor Line Hamilton toward New York Penn Station Hamilton Avenue toward Entertainment Center River Line Terminus SEPTA Terminus Trenton Line Levittown toward Temple University

Trenton Transit Center, formerly known as Trenton Rail Station, is the main passenger train station in Trenton, New Jersey. It is the southernmost stop in New Jersey on the Northeast Corridor. It is the terminus for New Jersey Transit trains to and from New York City and SEPTA Trenton Line Regional Rail trains to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an intermediate station for Amtrak trains traveling between the two cities along the Northeast Corridor.

Of the six New Jersey stations served by Amtrak, Trenton was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of about 1150 passengers daily.^[2]

The River Line light rail, which offers service to Camden along the Delaware River, is across the street.

Bus service at the station consists of local New Jersey Transit routes, including Capital Connection buses, serving the New Jersey Capitol Complex, and regional service to Philadelphia via Camden. In addition, the station serves as the northern terminus for SEPTA buses to Oxford Valley Mall. Greyhound Bus service to the station was previously available but has been discontinued.

Facilities

The new facade and entrances of the Trenton Station as of June 2009

Trenton Transit Center has two levels; the upper level with ticket offices, ticket machines, and two snack kiosks. From that level steps lead down to the two island platforms for the trains. The northbound island platform (Tracks 1 & 2) also has a newsstand/snack kiosk.

A $56.6 million renovation is currently under way, which will include an addition of a mezzanine level providing additional office and retail space. New lighting, air-conditioning, information displays, escalators, and elevators will also be installed. Construction is anticipated to last two years.

Across the street is the River LINE light rail station that connects to Camden, New Jersey.

Hurricane Irene

During Hurricane Irene in 2011 Assunpink Creek, which flows past the station, flooded, stopping rail service along the main line of the northeast corridor for several days.^[3]

See also

• River Line (New Jersey Transit)

References

1. ^ "Northeast Corridor Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0070.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NEWJERSEY10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
3. ^ "Northeast Amtrak Service to Resume After Hurricane". The New York Times. August 30, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/08/30/us/AP-US-Irene-Amtrak.html?emc=eta1. 

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 Northeast Corridor Line schedule
• NJT River Line station information page for Trenton Transit Center
• River Line schedule
• Amtrak – Stations – Trenton, NJ
• New Jersey Transit Trenton Station Renovation page
• SEPTA - Trenton Transit Center
• Web site showcased in the informational kiosks within the Trenton Transit Center
• Station Building from Google Maps Street View
• Light Rail Station from Google Maps Street View