Somerville station

Somerville
The new Somerville station with high-level platform in construction during May 2011.
Location	100 South Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
Coordinates	40°33′58″N 74°36′51″W / 40.5661°N 74.6141°W / 40.5661; -74.6141Coordinates: 40°33′58″N 74°36′51″W / 40.5661°N 74.6141°W / 40.5661; -74.6141
Owned by	NJ Transit
Line(s)	Raritan Valley Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 65, 114
Construction
Parking	Yes, free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	17
History
Opened	1842
Rebuilt	November 1856, May 1867, 1890
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	677 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Raritan toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line Bridgewater toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Raritan toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line until 2006 Finderne toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station   Former services   Preceding station   Central Railroad of New Jersey   Following station Raritan toward Scranton Main Line Manville–Finderne toward Communipaw Terminal Roycefield toward Flemington South Branch Terminus

Somerville is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, located south of the downtown center of Somerville, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The historic station building on the north side of the tracks has been restored and now is used by a law firm. Parking lots are located to the south of the station and there is a tunnel there to access the platforms. Like many of the stations on the Raritan Valley Line, Somerville was not a wheelchair accessible station until December 7, 2010.

In 2004, the station's parking lot was expanded, toward the two railroad tracks, from the south side, to include parking for another 68 cars. These spaces are no longer available as a construction project is in progress.

At some point, the stationhouse and the train tracks were on the same level. An historical photo of the Somerville station with the tracks in front of it can be seen in the Arcadia Publishing historical photo book Somerset County in Postcards, by Alan A. Siegel, Somerset County Historical Society (ISBN ). In 2009, a reconstruction project began at the station to install high-level platforms and make the station handicap accessible. This project includes new ramps, renovations to the existing tunnel, rehabilitation of the existing freight elevator shafts, a new tunnel headhouse, and demolition of the two existing waiting rooms. It was announced on December 1, 2010 that the high level platforms will open on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 to allow for demolition of the low level platforms and continued platform construction. The historic station depot is being kept.

Starting January 12, 2015, NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line started mid-town direct service between New York City and Somerville and its surrounding area.