As with many PRR stations, especially in New Jersey, the station became a Penn Central station once the New York Central merged with the PRR in 1968. The C&A was merged into the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company in 1867 and acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1893, which replaced the station the same year. Rail service in Trenton dates back to the days of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, which built a station on East Street in 1837, until it was moved to the current site in 1863. Construction is anticipated to last two years.Īcross the street is the River Line light rail station that connects to Camden.
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New lighting, air-conditioning, information displays, escalators, and elevators will also be installed.
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Unlike most large Amtrak stations along the Northeast Corridor, there is no checked baggage service.Ī $56.6 million renovation is currently underway, which will include an addition of a mezzanine level providing additional office and retail space. The eastbound island platform (Tracks 1 & 2) also has a newsstand/snack kiosk as well as NJT ticket machines. From the upper level, stairs and elevators lead down to the two island platforms for the trains. The upper level of the station also crosses Assunpink Creek. Trenton Transit Center has two levels the upper level with ticket offices, ticket machines, a Dunkin' Donuts and newsstand, the Pizza Grill, a snack kiosk, two sets of restrooms, a bank branch, an Auntie Anne's pretzel shop, and a McDonald's restaurant. Train information boards at Trenton station, 2009 Trenton is the only city in New Jersey to serve three major railway systems in the state (Amtrak, NJ Transit, and SEPTA). Greyhound bus service to the station was previously available but has been discontinued.
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In addition, the station serves as the northern terminus for SEPTA buses to Oxford Valley Mall. The northern terminus of the River Line light rail system, which offers service to Camden along the Delaware River, is across Clinton Avenue from the main station building.īus service at the station consists of local NJ Transit routes, including Capital Connection buses, serving the New Jersey Capitol Complex, and regional service to Philadelphia via Camden. It is the terminus for NJ Transit trains to and from New York City and SEPTA Trenton Line Regional Rail trains to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an intermediate station for Amtrak trains traveling between the two cities along the Northeast Corridor. It is the southernmost stop in New Jersey on the Northeast Corridor. Trenton Transit Center is the main passenger train station in Trenton, New Jersey. January 16, 1933 (New York partial service)įebruary 1, 1933 (New York regular service)