The station is located at grade on Atlantic Avenue, on the border of Aberdeen and Matawan, and has two high side platforms, as well as two abandoned low side platforms, and two tracks. A ticket office is located on the New York-bound platform. All trains on the North Jersey Coast Line serve this station. The former Freehold Branch can still be traced in a southeastern parking lot.
For many years, the New York and Long Branch Railroad-built station was known as just Matawan, as its stationhouse and main platform were in Matawan, and only an auxiliary platform and large extra parking area were in Aberdeen.
The original building was opened on July 1, 1875 as a temporary station for regular service.[2] It was the first station built on the line and was estimated to cost between $4,000 and $6,000 at the time.[8] In 1982, the original building was closed and replaced by a small, one-story building on the north side of the tracks, to accommodate morning rush hour travelers commuting into New York City. The station was electrified in 1983 under New Jersey Transit as just a one-stop extension from the original end of electrification under the Pennsylvania Railroad in South Amboy.[9] In 1984, the original station building was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][7][10][11]
When the station was reconstructed and expanded in the 1990s, the new stationhouse and main platforms were built on the Aberdeen (eastern) side of Atlantic Avenue. NJ Transit considered renaming the station to just Aberdeen, but Matawan officials protested, since much of the town's recognition factor was due to the heavy use of the station by central New Jersey residents. Thus, the joint Aberdeen-Matawan name was adopted. All three station buildings are still in existence.
In 2003, the area surrounding the station was designated a Transit Village by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[12] Work began on the redevelopment of the surrounding area in August 2016.[13] In October 2018, a new mixed used development called "The Link at Aberdeen Station" was opened right next to the station on the Aberdeen side, replacing the abandoned Zobel paint factory.[14] In late 2023, construction began on a mixed used development called "Matawan Junction" on the intersection of Main and High Streets, two blocks away from the current station, an empty lot which had been abandoned since 1984.[15]
^"Public Transportation". PNC Bank Arts Center. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ abc"New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"New Matawan Train Station Won't Have Aberdeen Name". The Asbury Park Press. May 10, 1983. p. 23. Retrieved January 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^De Santis, Susan (November 4, 1983). "Matawan Station Dedicated". The Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^(PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
^Sears, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Three Buildings, One Stop: A Closer Look at the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station". Matawan-Aberdeen Patch. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^"Aberdeen-Matawan". Subwaynut.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
^Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
^Hlavenka, Jacqueline (January 28, 2010). . Greater Media Newspapers. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^"New New Jersey Transit transit village under way". August 11, 2016.
^Digs, Jersey (April 30, 2018). "City Living's Unlikely New Address Is The Link at Aberdeen Station". Jersey Digs. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
^Writer, VASHTI HARRIS, Staff (February 19, 2021). "Professional discusses details of mixed use Matawan Junction project". centraljersey.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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For other railway stations named Aberdeen see Aberdeen station disambiguation For other uses of Aberdeen see Aberdeen disambiguation Aberdeen Matawan is a station on NJ Transit s North Jersey Coast Line located in Aberdeen and Matawan Monmouth County New Jersey United States This station convenient to Route 35 and the PNC Bank Arts Center is popular with both commuters and concertgoers and is the busiest station on the line between Bay Head and Rahway Aberdeen MatawanAberdeen Matawan station in January 2018 General informationLocationMain Street and Atlantic AvenueMatawan New Jersey 07747Owned byNJ TransitPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus 135PNC Bank Arts Center shuttle 1 ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone15HistoryOpenedJune 25 1875 ceremonial 2 July 1 1875 regular service 2 RebuiltMay 10 November 3 1983 3 4 ElectrifiedYesPassengers20122 554 average weekday 5 ServicesPreceding station NJ Transit Following stationHazlettoward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line South Amboytoward New York or HobokenFormer servicesPreceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following stationTerminus Freehold Branch Stillwell Streettoward FreeholdSeashore Branch Keyporttoward East Long BranchPreceding station New York and Long Branch Railroad Following stationHazlettoward Bay Head Junction Main Line Cliffwoodtoward Perth AmboyMatawan StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesThe front of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot at Aberdeen Matawan in September 2023The back of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot at Aberdeen Matawan in September 2023Show map of Monmouth County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocationMatawan New Jersey USACoordinates40 25 12 70 N 74 13 24 98 W 40 4201944 N 74 2236056 W 40 4201944 74 2236056Area0 5 acres 0 20 ha Built1875 1875 Architectural styleStick Eastlake Carpenter GothicMPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TRNRHP reference No 84002756 6 NJRHP No 2017 7 Significant datesAdded to NRHPJune 22 1984Designated NJRHPMarch 17 1984The station is located at grade on Atlantic Avenue on the border of Aberdeen and Matawan and has two high side platforms as well as two abandoned low side platforms and two tracks A ticket office is located on the New York bound platform All trains on the North Jersey Coast Line serve this station The former Freehold Branch can still be traced in a southeastern parking lot Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFor many years the New York and Long Branch Railroad built station was known as just Matawan as its stationhouse and main platform were in Matawan and only an auxiliary platform and large extra parking area were in Aberdeen The original building was opened on July 1 1875 as a temporary station for regular service 2 It was the first station built on the line and was estimated to cost between 4 000 and 6 000 at the time 8 In 1982 the original building was closed and replaced by a small one story building on the north side of the tracks to accommodate morning rush hour travelers commuting into New York City The station was electrified in 1983 under New Jersey Transit as just a one stop extension from the original end of electrification under the Pennsylvania Railroad in South Amboy 9 In 1984 the original station building was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource 6 7 10 11 When the station was reconstructed and expanded in the 1990s the new stationhouse and main platforms were built on the Aberdeen eastern side of Atlantic Avenue NJ Transit considered renaming the station to just Aberdeen but Matawan officials protested since much of the town s recognition factor was due to the heavy use of the station by central New Jersey residents Thus the joint Aberdeen Matawan name was adopted All three station buildings are still in existence In 2003 the area surrounding the station was designated a Transit Village by the New Jersey Department of Transportation 12 Work began on the redevelopment of the surrounding area in August 2016 13 In October 2018 a new mixed used development called The Link at Aberdeen Station was opened right next to the station on the Aberdeen side replacing the abandoned Zobel paint factory 14 In late 2023 construction began on a mixed used development called Matawan Junction on the intersection of Main and High Streets two blocks away from the current station an empty lot which had been abandoned since 1984 15 See also editList of NJ Transit stations National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County New JerseyReferences edit Public Transportation PNC Bank Arts Center Retrieved July 19 2018 a b c New York and Long Branch Railroad The Monmouth Inquirer Freehold New Jersey July 1 1875 p 3 Retrieved February 1 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp New Matawan Train Station Won t Have Aberdeen Name The Asbury Park Press May 10 1983 p 23 Retrieved January 31 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp De Santis Susan November 4 1983 Matawan Station Dedicated The Asbury Park Press Retrieved June 21 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS PDF New Jersey Transit December 27 2012 Archived from the original PDF on April 19 2013 Retrieved December 27 2012 a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office Retrieved January 7 2015 Sears Steve October 26 2011 Three Buildings One Stop A Closer Look at the Aberdeen Matawan Train Station Matawan Aberdeen Patch Retrieved December 17 2015 Aberdeen Matawan Subwaynut com Retrieved December 17 2015 Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places Hlavenka Jacqueline January 28 2010 Aberdeen Matawan revisit plans for transit village Greater Media Newspapers Archived from the original on September 26 2015 Retrieved December 17 2015 New New Jersey Transit transit village under way August 11 2016 Digs Jersey April 30 2018 City Living s Unlikely New Address Is The Link at Aberdeen Station Jersey Digs Retrieved September 17 2023 Writer VASHTI HARRIS Staff February 19 2021 Professional discusses details of mixed use Matawan Junction project centraljersey com Retrieved September 17 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links edit nbsp Media related to Abeerden Matawan NJT station at Wikimedia Commons Aberdeen Matawan New Jersey Transit Station The Subway Nut Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aberdeen Matawan station amp oldid 1212701499, wikipedia, wiki, 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