Princeton Junction (Amtrak station)

Princeton Junction
Princeton Junction Station
Location	2 Wallace Road Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 United States
Coordinates	40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W / 40.3167°N 74.6233°W / 40.3167; -74.6233Coordinates: 40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W / 40.3167°N 74.6233°W / 40.3167; -74.6233
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	3 side platforms (Princeton Branch and southbound NEC platforms connected at their north ends)
Tracks	5
Connections	NJT Bus: 600, 612 MCAT shuttle: M6
Construction
Parking	4,161 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	PJC
Fare zone	19 (NJT)
History
Opened	1864
Electrified	1932
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2015)	6,968 (average weekday boardings) (NJT)
Passengers (FY 2016)	42,226 (annual boardings & alightings) (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Trenton toward Harrisburg Keystone Service New Brunswick toward New York City Trenton toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional New Brunswick toward Boston South Station or Springfield Trenton toward Savannah Palmetto New Brunswick toward New York City NJ Transit Rail Hamilton toward Trenton Northeast Corridor Line Jersey Avenue toward New York Penn Station Princeton Terminus Princeton Branch Terminus   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Trenton toward Chicago Main Line Plainsboro toward New York City or Exchange Place Penns Neck toward Princeton Princeton Branch Terminus Amtrak Trenton toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Newark, NJ toward New York City

Princeton Junction is a railroad station in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, located in West Windsor Township. It serves NJ Transit (NJT) and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), and NJ Transit on the Princeton Branch. On Amtrak and NJ Transit tickets, the station's abbreviation is PJC.

As of 2015, Princeton Junction was the 6th-busiest station in the NJ Transit rail system, with an average of 6,968 weekday boardings. In addition to the Northeast Corridor Line, NJT operates a 2.7-mile (4.3-km) spur line, the Princeton Branch, to Princeton Station located at the Princeton University campus in Princeton. The shuttle is colloquially known as the "Dinky", and has also been known as the "PJ&B" (for "Princeton Junction and Back"). Two train cars, or sometimes just one, are used. A single switch connects the branch to the Northeast Corridor tracks north of the station.

Amtrak provides two early-morning trains to Washington, D.C., and two evening returns, as well as one morning train to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and one evening return, all of which call at Philadelphia. Many more Amtrak trains stop at the nearby Trenton Transit Center. Until 2007, all Amtrak Pennsylvanian trains stopped at Princeton Junction. The southbound Amtrak Palmetto began stopping in Princeton Junction in October 2015.

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