Hazlet station

Hazlet is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Hazlet, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The station is located between a stretch of tracks from Keyport–Holmdel Road (Monmouth County Route 4) to Hazlet Avenue. Hazlet station boasts two high-level side platforms for passenger service, compliant for the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 along with 600 daily and permit parking spaces, divided up among three lots.

Hazlet
Hazlet station in January 2018.
Location	Between Holmdel Road & Hazlet Avenue Hazlet, NJ 07730
Coordinates	40°24′55.44″N 74°11′26.60″W
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Academy Bus: PNC Bank Arts Center shuttle
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	16
History
Opened	June 25, 1875 (ceremonial)[1] July 1, 1875 (regular service)[2][1]
Rebuilt	2003
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Holmdel (1875[3]–1879)
Key dates
1952	Agent removed[2]
Passengers
2012	876 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Middletown toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Aberdeen–Matawan toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following station Middletown toward Bay Head Junction Main Line Matawan toward Perth Amboy

History

Opened as Holmdel, Hazlet station opened in 1875 as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The station name changed to Hazlet in 1879 when it was determined to be confusing for the Holmdel in Monmouth County. The station was renamed after John Hazlett, a local settler and property owner. The agency at Hazlet closed in 1952. The station was rebuilt in 2003, completed on May 27 at a cost of $6.1 million.[5][6] The refurbishment included two new side high-platforms and new canopies to conform with ADA regulations. The abandoned, historic Vecchi Ketchup Factory chimney at the site of the new station project was dismantled to make way for additional parking spaces.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms.

Ground/ platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Long Branch or Bay Head (Middletown)
	Track 2	←      North Jersey Coast Line toward Hoboken or New York (Aberdeen – Matawan) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Station building, ticket machine and parking

References

1. "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hazlet Station Gives Way to Progress". The Asbury Park Press. May 1, 1952. p. 15. Retrieved September 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Communications". The Keyport Weekly. November 7, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
5. "GHCCI - NJ Transit Hazlet Rail Station". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
6. "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

External links

• Parking and Boarding Improvements Completed at Hazlet Train Station