Manasquan station is an active commuter railroad station in the eponymous borough of Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Located just south of East Main Street, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line between Bay Head and New York Penn Station. The station is located on the diesel section of the line south of Long Branch. Manasquan station consists of a gravel side platform with two tracks and a replica station depot. The station has 145 parking spaces divided up in three lots.
History The station originally opened in 1876 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. In 1896, the depot was replaced by the one at Spring Lake. The depot was built out of wood from Philadelphia's agricultural exhibition in the celebration of the United States Centennial in 1876. The depot lasted on the site until March 30, 1996, when a fire ravaged the 120-year-old building while serving as the home of the local historical society. The fire-ravaged depot came down in May. A replacement depot, the one currently on the site, began construction in 2004.
Station layout This station is not handicapped accessible. It consists of two tracks, one for each respective direction; the track corresponding to New York Penn Station-bound trains does not have a concrete platform and is reached by crossing the track corresponding to Bay Head-bound trains.
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