Spring Lake station

NJ Transit rail station

40°09′04″N 74°02′09″W / 40.15111°N 74.03583°W / 40.15111; -74.03583Owned byNJ TransitPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections

NJ Transit Bus: 317 and 830ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNoOther informationFare zone22^[1]HistoryOpenedOctober 11, 1875^[2]^[3]Rebuilt1898^[4]ElectrifiedNoPassengers2012162 (average weekday)^[5] 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.^[6] 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.

References

^ "North Jersey Coast Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
^ Wainwright 1922, p. 523.
^ "Editorial Items". The Ocean Grove Record. October 23, 1875. p. 5. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Restoration of Building Under Way". The Asbury Park Sunday Press. January 6, 1974. p. 31. Retrieved December 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013.
^ "Monmouth County". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 29, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.