Hammonton station
Hammonton is a train station in Hammonton, New Jersey. It serves NJ Transit trains on the Atlantic City Line, local buses, and the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach. Its Amtrak station code is HTN. Eastbound service is offered to Atlantic City and Westbound service is offered to Philadelphia. The station is located at Egg Harbor Road and Line Street.
Hammonton | |||||||||||
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 Hammonton station in August 2014. | |||||||||||
| Location | Egg Harbor Road & Line Street Hammonton, NJ 08037 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.6316°N 74.7995°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 554Route 54/40 Community Shuttle | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | HTN | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 4, 1854 (Camden and Atlantic Railroad)[1] May 23, 1989 (Amtrak)[2] September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)[3] | ||||||||||
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| 2012 | 176 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||
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The station is located just two blocks from downtown Hammonton, and is connected by a cement walking path that traverses a town park. Along this route is the New Jersey Transit Hammonton Crew Quarters building.
Station layout
| 1 | ■ Atlantic City Line | ← toward 30th Street (Atco) toward Atlantic City (Egg Harbor City) → |
References
- "City News and Gossip". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 8, 1854. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
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