Atlantic City Rail Terminal

Atlantic City
New Jersey Transit train waits on Track 3 of the Atlantic City Rail Terminal
General information
Location1 Atlantic City Expressway
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Coordinates39°21′49″N 74°26′31″W / 39.3635°N 74.442°W / 39.3635; -74.442 (Atlantic City Rail Terminal)
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus transport Atlantic City Jitney Association: 4 (Orange), 1, 2, 3
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ACY
IATA codeZRA
History
OpenedMay 23, 1989 (Amtrak)[1]
September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)[2]
Passengers
2012944 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Absecon
toward Philadelphia
 Atlantic City Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus ACES
2009–2011
 Newark Penn
toward New York Penn Station
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Cherry Hill
toward Richmond Staples Mill Road, Harrisburg or Springfield
 Atlantic City Express Terminus
Location
Map
The waiting area of the Atlantic City Rail Terminal

The Atlantic City Rail Terminal is Atlantic City, New Jersey's train station, located inside of the Atlantic City Convention Center.[4] It has five tracks served by three platforms and functions as the easternmost terminus of the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line to and from Philadelphia. The station was also served by the Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) from 2009 until it was formally discontinued on March 9, 2012.[5]

The terminal was designed by TAT/SSVK, Architects and dedicated on May 22, 1989.[6] Atlantic City was once served by the old Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Atlantic City station (originally Atlantic City Union Station), which had become Atlantic City Municipal Bus Terminal, demolished in 1997.[7] Between 1965 and 1981 a single-story, two-track station on the present site served PRSL trains until service ended in 1981.

Connecting service

References

  1. ^ Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. ^ NJT Atlantic City Line, accessed November 14, 2006
  5. ^ Wittowski, Donald (March 10, 2012). "Casinos end ACES train service from Atlantic City to New York". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Atlantic City Rail Terminal dedication booklet, 1989". history.amtrak.com. Amtrak History. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Annotations to photograph "Atlantic City Union Station, 2121-2125 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ" (Historic American Buildings Survey item NJ-1218).


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