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  1. Cranford station
    Cranford stationNJ Transit rail station
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    LocationSouth Avenue (CR 610) and High Street, Cranford, New Jersey
    OpenedJanuary 1, 1839
    Distance16.1 miles (25.9 km) from Jersey City
    Tracks2
    History

    Cranford station opened as French House with the opening of the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad on January 1, 1839. The first station was built in 1844, replaced itself in 1869, when it attained its current name of Cra… See more

    Station layout

    The station has two high-level side platforms serving two tracks. The inbound platform is 645 feet (197 m) long while the outbound platform is 666 feet (203 m) long; both can accommodate six cars. See more

    Bibliography

    • Clayton, W. Woodford (1882). History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Everts and Peck. Retrieved November 20, 2022. See more