Metropark (NJT station)

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Metropark

View from southbound platform, facing south.

Station statistics

Address

100 Middlesex-Essex Turnpike
Iselin, NJ

Lines

Amtrak:

Acela Express

Keystone Service

Northeast Regional

Vermonter

New Jersey Transit:

Northeast Corridor Line

Connections

NJT Bus:801-805
(Metropark loops)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Parking

3,615 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

1972

Rebuilt

2010 (refurbishment)

Accessible

Code

MET

Fare zone

10 (NJT)

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

1.981 million ▲ 7% (NJT)

Passengers (2007)

380,912 ▲ 5% (Amtrak)

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak	Following station
Trenton toward Washington	Acela Express	Newark toward Boston (South)
Trenton toward Washington	Vermonter	Newark toward St. Albans
New Brunswick toward Harrisburg	Keystone Service	Newark Airport toward New York
New Brunswick toward Newport News	Northeast Regional	Newark Airport toward Boston (South) or Springfield
Preceding station	New Jersey Transit	Following station
Metuchen toward Trenton	Northeast Corridor Line	Rahway toward New York

Metropark is the name of a train station in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, which is served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains on the Northeast Corridor Line. Metropark Station takes its name from a nearby office park in Iselin, a neighborhood in Woodbridge Township.

As of 2004, Metropark was the twenty-fifth-busiest Amtrak station by annual boardings, with 178,972 that year^[1]. While Amtrak trains skip many stations between Trenton Rail Station and Penn Station in Newark, most Amtrak trains stop at Metropark. New Jersey Transit reports that on an average weekday, about 7,200 passengers board at Metropark. In all, the station serves nearly four million passengers a year.

On Friday, May 23, 2008 the Northbound Platform was officially opened and the previous platform was immediately closed. There was no notice of the platform change before. The gap has been reduced and currently the Southbound Platform is renovating.

1 History
2 Available service
3 Parking
4 Station physical location
5 References
6 Sources
7 External links

[edit] History

Metropark was first proposed in late 1968, under a plan introduced by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).^[2]

The Metropark station was dedicated on November 11, 1971 by Amtrak.^[3] Commuter trains began stopping at Metropark in 1972, and two nearby stations, Iselin and Colonia, were closed.

In January 2007, NJ Transit announced a nearly $30 million renovation plan for the station, to be completed by 2010.^[4].

[edit] Available service

The Metropark station is served by these Amtrak routes:

The station is also served by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor commuter rail line, as well as connecting bus services.

Metropark was named after the Metroliner, an Amtrak train with planned station stops in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Newark, New Jersey,and New York City.

[edit] Parking

Metropark has a multi-story ^[5]parking facility that is open 24/7. The parking fee is $5 for 12 hours, and $7 for 24 hours. Annual, semi-annual, and quarterly parking permits are available for discounted rates ($65.00 per month). Drivers may park in either of the two multi-level parking decks using their proximity card for entry and exit. Daily parking users take a ticket upon entry, which must be paid for before exiting the facility. Several self-service kiosks within the garages allow users to pay their daily parking fee before returning to their vehicle.

[edit] Station physical location

100 Middlesex Essex Turnpike
Iselin, New Jersey 08830-2707

The station lies within the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, close to the border with Edison, north of the intersection of Thornall Street and Wood Avenue. It is accessible via Exits 130, 131, 131A, or 131B of the Garden State Parkway. Deck is 7 foot clearance.