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Station Review #146: Point Pleasant Beach (NJT)

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Point Pleasant Beach is a NJT station along the North Jersey Coast Line in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. The station is located along Hawthorne Avenue, which is the northern side of NJ-35.  History   Point Pleasant was first built sometime around 1880-1881 as part of an extension of the New York and Long Branch Railroad south to Bay Head from the now non-existent Sea Girt station. The station was rebuilt in 1903, with the original station depot to the north. This original depot was used for multiple purposes and finally demolished sometime around 2023.    The 20th century was a time of many changes at Point Pleasant. On April 28th, 1957, the station was renamed from Point Pleasant to Point Pleasant Beach. In 1987, the second depot was burned down in a controlled fire after being condemned. For almost a decade, the depot was replaced by a trailer, The new ADA compliant station started construction in 1994, and was finished by 1996.    Sometime a...

Station Review #106: Moorestown Mall (NJT)

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Moorestown Mall is a bus station at Moorestown Mall in Moorestown, New Jersey.  Services These services run to or through it:  • 317: Philadelphia (6th and Vine) to Asbury Park • 407: Walter Rand Transportation Center to Moorestown Mall • 413: Walter Rand Transportation Center to Florence • 414: 30th Street Station to Moorestown Mall (LIMITED) • 418: Walter Rand Transportation Center to Trenton (LIMITED) • 457: Walter Rand Transportation Center to Moorestown Mall via Haddonfield Tour Shelters Moorestown Mall is an average bus station. There's nothing of note to see here. There are three bus shelters here.  Bench The shelters have benches. There are trash cans. Nothing revolutionary here.  Bike  r ack There are ramps and a bike rack. This is often not the case at a lot of mall bus stations, so this is actually a pleasant surprise The station from a distance Points of Interest near Moorestown ...