Lebanon station (NJ Transit)

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← Previous revision Revision as of 00:24, 11 April 2026 Line 42: Line 42: | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley}} |zoom=12 }} | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley}} |zoom=12 }} }} }} '''Lebanon station''' is an active [[commuter railroad]] [[train station|station]] in the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] of [[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon]], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Located at the grade crossing of Railroad Avenue, the station services trains of [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Raritan Valley Line]] between [[High Bridge station]] and [[Newark Penn Station]] during peak hours on weekdays. All other services terminate at [[Raritan station]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]]. Lebanon station consists of a single [[Railway platform height|low-level]] asphalt [[side platform]] and the former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] depot on the platform. It also contains a small 15-space parking lot available for free. ⚫ '''Lebanon''' is a [[NJ Transit]] railroad station on the [[Raritan Valley Line]] in [[Lebanon, New Jersey]]. There is a station building on the north side of the tracks. It was designed in 1899 by New York City architect [[Bradford Gilbert]] for the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 6, 1905|title=Small Railroad Stations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XBNAAAAYAAJ|journal=The Railroad Gazette|volume=38|issue=1|pages=24|via=Google}}</ref> The southern track is no longer in use and the stop has no weekend service. The station was purchased by the town in 1978.
⚫ Service through Lebanon began with the extension of the Somerville and Easton Railroad west from [[White House station]] to [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] on July&nbsp;4, 1852. The station was rebuilt from 1899&ndash;1900 and designed by architect [[Bradford Gilbert]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 6, 1905|title=Small Railroad Stations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XBNAAAAYAAJ|journal=The Railroad Gazette|volume=38|issue=1|pages=24|via=Google}}</ref> The station agent at Lebanon station was eliminated in August&nbsp;1962 and the township purchased the depot in 1978.

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