North Branch

Branchburg Township, Italy

North Branch station is an active commuter railroad station in the North Branch section of Branchburg, Somerset County, New Jersey. Located at the grade crossing of Station Road in Branchburg, the station serves trains of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line during rush hours only between High Bridge st

ation and Newark Penn Station. Most weekday and all weekend Raritan Valley Line trains terminate one station east at Raritan. North Branch station consists of a single low-level asphalt side platform located on the inbound side of the station. The station has a single metal shelter for protection from the elements. A small parking lot is available on the opposite side of the grade crossing. Railroad service in the area began on September 25, 1848 with the opening of the Somerville and Easton Railroad from Somerville to White House, an extension of 10 miles (16 km). On the morning of January 8, 1970, the station depot at North Branch, which doubled as its local post office, caught fire when the coal boiler/furnace exploded in the basement of building. The station was a complete loss as only the chimney remained of the burned-out structure.

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