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Annandale

Clinton Township, Italy

Annandale

Annandale is a commuter railroad station in the Annandale section of Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Located north of exit 18 of Interstate 78 at the junction of Main Street, Main Street Extension and East Street, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line, which

runs between High Bridge and Newark Penn Station. The next station to the west is the stop at High Bridge, while the next station to the east is Lebanon. The station contains a single low-level asphalt side platform and a single ticket vending machine in the shelter. Train service through Annandale came in 1852, when the Central Railroad of New Jersey constructed tracks through Clinton Township. Known as Clinton, the railroad had four locals move westward from White House to help build the new village in the area. For a short time, Annandale was the terminus of the line. The station opened on July 4, 1852, with passenger service to Easton, Pennsylvania. The first depot was replaced in 1900, with a new structure that caught fire in September 1934. The freight station at Annandale, constructed c. 1865, was razed in 1960. Ticket service at the Annandale depot ended in October 1970, as the station...

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