South Amboy (NJT station)

South Amboy
South Amboy station in April 2015.
Location	119 S Broadway South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
Coordinates	40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W / 40.4829361; -74.2789333Coordinates: 40°28′58.57″N 74°16′44.16″W / 40.4829361°N 74.2789333°W / 40.4829361; -74.2789333
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	North Jersey Coast Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 815 and 817
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	13
Electrified	1938
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,050 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Aberdeen-Matawan toward Bay Head North Jersey Coast Line Perth Amboy toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Morgan (Lawrence Harbor) toward Bay Head Junction New York and Long Branch Railroad Perth Amboy Junction toward New York City or Exchange Place

South Amboy is a station on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line located in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States. The station is 2½ miles south of Perth Amboy station and 5 miles northwest of Aberdeen-Matawan station. Electric trains from the north started terminating here in 1938, and many still do. This station is located at grade level on Mason Street, and has a high-level island platform serving two tracks.

South Amboy station recently finished being upgraded for ADA and handicap access. Phase one of this project included the building of a new pedestrian overpass allowing safe transfers across the two tracks at the station. The bridge cost a total of $4.8M when it opened on 14 March 2005.

The second engineering and construction phase consisted of replacing the two original low-level side platforms with a new ADA-accessible high-level island platform and a reconstruction of the current station building. Among the new improvements to the station are a new ticket office, canopies, lighting, and signage. The cost of the new platform and station amenities amounts to $29M. The second phase of improvements was completed on January 5, 2010.