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Roselle Park

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Roselle Park

Roselle Park station is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Roselle Park, Union County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and Donald Place, along with an auxiliary access from Locust Street (County Route 619), the station services trains of NJ Transit's

Raritan Valley Line. Trains through Roselle Park station go between High Bridge in Hunterdon County and Newark Penn Station. Some trains continue east to New York Penn Station. Roselle Park station consists of a single high-level island platform, which serves two local tracks. Freight service operated by Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) and its joint owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway pass through the station. Service to Roselle Park station began on February 3, 1891 with the opening of the Newark and Roselle Railway, which would be acquired by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to run operations to Jersey City, New Jersey. Passenger service ended exactly 70 years later, on February 3, 1961. As part of the Aldene Plan, which rerouted main line service off the Central Railroad of New Jersey east of Cranford to Newark Penn Station, Roselle Park station was re-opened on...

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