Hazlet station

NJ Transit rail station

40°24′55.44″N 74°11′26.60″W / 40.4154000°N 74.1907222°W / 40.4154000; -74.1907222Owned byNJ TransitPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections

Academy Bus: PNC Bank Arts Center shuttleConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone16HistoryOpenedJune 25, 1875 (ceremonial)^[1]
July 1, 1875 (regular service)^[2]^[1]Rebuilt2003ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesHolmdel (1875^[3]–1879)Key dates1952Agent removed^[2]Passengers2012876 (average weekday)^[4] Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Middletown toward Bay Head		North Jersey Coast Line		Aberdeen–Matawan toward New York or Hoboken

Former services

Preceding station	New York and Long Branch Railroad			Following station
Middletown toward Bay Head Junction		Main Line		Matawan toward Perth Amboy

Location

Hazlet is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line in Hazlet, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The station is located between a stretch of tracks from Keyport–Holmdel Road (Monmouth County Route 4) to Hazlet Avenue.

History

Opened as Holmdel, Hazlet station opened in 1875 as part of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The station name changed to Hazlet in 1879 when it was determined to be confusing for the Holmdel in Monmouth County. The station was renamed after John Hazlett, a local settler and property owner. The agency at Hazlet closed in 1952.

The station was rebuilt in 2003, completed on May 27 at a cost of $6.1 million.^[5]^[6] The refurbishment included two new side high-platforms and new canopies to conform with ADA regulations. The abandoned, historic Vecchi Ketchup Factory chimney at the site of the new station project was dismantled to make way for additional parking spaces.

Station layout

The station has two tracks and two high-level side platforms. The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The station has three parking lots, with a total of 600 daily and permit parking spaces.

References

^ ^a ^b "New York and Long Branch Railroad". The Monmouth Inquirer. Freehold, New Jersey. July 1, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Hazlet Station Gives Way to Progress". The Asbury Park Press. May 1, 1952. p. 15. Retrieved September 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Communications". The Keyport Weekly. November 7, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
^ "GHCCI - NJ Transit Hazlet Rail Station". ghcci.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^ "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.