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Princeton Junction
at West Windsor
Princeton Junction; at West Windsor
	Princeton Junction station in 2006
位置	United States; 2 Wallace Road; Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
地理坐标	40°19′00″N 74°37′24″W / 40.3167°N 74.6233°W
拥有者	NJ Transit
途经线路	Northeast Corridor; Princeton Branch
换乘交通	NJT Bus: 600, 612
车站构造
停车设施	4,161 spaces
无障碍车站	是
站台	3 side platforms; (Princeton Branch and southbound NEC platforms connected at their north ends)
股道	4 (Northeast Corridor), 1 (Princeton Branch)
其他信息
车站代码	PJC
票价区间	19 (NJT)
历史
启用日期	1864
重要事件
December 27, 1953	Station depot burned
营运信息
乘客數量; （FY 2017）	6,817 (average weekday boardings) （NJT）
乘客數量; （FY 2016）	42,226 (annual boardings & alightings) ▲ 1.5% （Amtrak）
服务
Former services
	Plainsboro 往New York或Exchange Place

Princeton Junction (signed as Princeton Junction at West Windsor) is a railroad station in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, located in West Windsor Township. It serves NJ Transit (NJT) and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), and NJ Transit on the Princeton Branch.

History

Princeton Junction's origins can be traced back to the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company, the predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 19th century. The original station was built in 1864,^[6] in preparation for Princeton Branch service to begin in 1865.

Albert Einstein, who lived at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, used to enjoy sitting at the station and watching the trains go by.^[7] More than once, he employed trains to explain the practical effects of his General Theory of Relativity.

In 1965, a prototype for the high-speed Metroliner passed through the station at the record speed (at that time) of 164英里每小時（264公里每小時） on a short demonstration run. Very few sections of the Northeast Corridor were capable of handling that speed, and most had to be upgraded before Penn Central's Metroliner service was introduced in 1969. A speed of 170.8 mph（274.9 km/h） was achieved on the same portion of track on December 20, 1967, when the U.S.-built UAC TurboTrain set the rail speed record in North America. A plaque at the station commemorates the event.^[8]^[9]

The present station house was built in 1987.^[10] Most of Amtrak's Princeton Junction service prior to 2005 was Clocker service commuter traffic to New York, Newark, or Philadelphia. On October 28, 2005, the Clockers were replaced by NJT trains that run only as far south as Trenton.^{[來源請求]}

Transit village

Princeton Junction has been designated the core of the West Windsor transit village, a smart growth initiative to promote transit-oriented development which can include government incentives to encourage compact, higher density, mixed-use development within walking distance of the station.^[11] Development adjacent to the station permits higher densities and will include retail end entertainment elements.^[12]

Service

As of 2017, Princeton Junction was the 6th-busiest station in the NJ Transit rail system, with an average of 6,817 weekday boardings.^[4] In addition to the Northeast Corridor Line, NJT operates a 2.7-英里（4.3-公里） spur line, the Princeton Branch, to Princeton station located at the Princeton University campus in Princeton. The shuttle is colloquially known as the "Dinky",^[13] and has also been known as the "PJ&B" (for "Princeton Junction and Back").^[14] Two train cars, or sometimes just one, are used. A single switch connects the branch to the Northeast Corridor tracks north of the station.

Service on the Princeton Branch was suspended from October 14, 2018 through May 11, 2019, replaced by shuttle buses, as part of NJT's systemwide service reductions during the installation and testing of positive train control.^[15]^[16]

Amtrak provides two early-morning trains to Washington, D.C., and two evening returns, as well as one morning train to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and one evening return, all of which call at Philadelphia. Many more Amtrak trains stop at the nearby Trenton Transit Center. Until 2007, all Amtrak Pennsylvanian trains stopped at Princeton Junction. The southbound Amtrak Palmetto began stopping in Princeton Junction in October 2015.

The Central Jersey Route 1 Corridor BRT is a proposed bus rapid transit system which would use Princeton Junction as its hub.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms. Most of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks, except for select Keystone and Northeast Regional trains and the weekday westbound Palmetto^[20]. The next northbound station is 泽西大道, but all northbound trains originating in Trenton skip this station and service 新不伦瑞克, with other trains originating at Jersey Avenue.

P Platform level	Shuttle	← 普林斯顿支线 toward 普林斯顿 (Terminus) ← 普林斯顿支线 termination track →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	← 东北走廊线 toward 特伦顿 (哈密尔顿) ← 东北区域号 limited service toward Northern Virginia (Trenton) ← 拱心石号 limited service toward Template:Amtk (Template:Amtk) ← 帕尔梅托号 weekday service toward Template:Amtk (Trenton)
	Track 3	← 美国国铁 services do not stop here
	Track 2	← 美国国铁 services do not stop here →
	Track 1	← 拱心石号 limited service toward New York (Template:Amtk) → ← 东北区域号 limited service toward Boston (New Brunswick) → ← 东北走廊线 toward New York (New Brunswick) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Station building, parking, buses

References

^ Princeton Junction. New Jersey Transit. [December 17, 2016].
^ Northeast Corridor Timetables (PDF). New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. [November 27, 2010].
^ P.R.R. Station Burns to Ground. The Daily Home News. December 28, 1953: 4 [July 3, 2019] –通过Newspapers.com.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 Kiefer, Eric. Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations. Patch.com. February 21, 2018 [October 15, 2018].
^ Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY16, State of New Jersey (PDF). Amtrak. [October 13, 2017].
^ Messer, David W.; Roberts, Charles S. Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830–2002 (PDF). 2002: 89.
^ Frassinelli, Mike. Proposal to replace Princeton's longtime 'Dinky' train with bus line saddens sentimental locals. The Star Ledger. July 17, 2010 [May 9, 2012].
^ Dedication of plaque commemorating high speed rail in America. National Capital Land Transportation Committee.
^ High speed rail commemorative plaque in Princeton Junction station. www.ns3010 .rrpicturearchives.net.
^ Princeton Junction, NJ. Great American Stations. [April 27, 2016].
^ West Windsor gains Transit Village designation Township becomes 24th Transit Village in New Jersey (新闻稿). NJDOT. January 5, 2012 [May 25, 2012].
^ An Unofficial Transit Village. The New York Times. October 9, 2011 [April 27, 2016].
^ Princeton University: Train Travel. Princeton University. [October 9, 2011].
^ Rosenbaum, Joel; Gallo, Tom. NJ Transit Rail Operations. Railpace Newsmagazine. 1997.
^ McGeehan, Patrick. For New Jersey Rail Commuters, a Bad Situation Is About to Get Worse. The New York Times. September 20, 2018 [October 15, 2018].
^ Governor Murphy, NJ Transit Announce ACRL and Princeton Dinky to Resume May 12th (新闻稿). New Jersey Transit. April 17, 2019 [May 1, 2019].
^ US 1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. 2012 [March 30, 2012].
^ Fact Sheet 2008. Central New jersey Route 1 Bus Rapid Transit Project. New Jersey Transit. 2008 [April 1, 2012].
^ Central NJ Route 1 BRT (PDF). NJ Transit Bus Service: The Next Generation. New Jersey Transit. April 26, 2010 [March 30, 2012]. （原始内容 (PDF)存档于October 13, 2013）. 已忽略未知参数|df= (帮助)
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151106233943/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=AM_Alert_C&pagename=am/AM_Alert_C/Alerts_Popup&cid=1251629528528

External links

Amtrak - Stations - Princeton Junction, NJ

Template:NJT stations navbox

[1] Princeton Junction. New Jersey Transit. [December 17, 2016].

[timetables-2] Northeast Corridor Timetables (PDF). New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. [November 27, 2010].

[3] P.R.R. Station Burns to Ground. The Daily Home News. December 28, 1953: 4 [July 3, 2019] –通过Newspapers.com.

[NJT_ridership-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Kiefer, Eric. Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations. Patch.com. February 21, 2018 [October 15, 2018].

[5] Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY16, State of New Jersey (PDF). Amtrak. [October 13, 2017].

[6] Messer, David W.; Roberts, Charles S. Triumph V: Philadelphia to New York 1830–2002 (PDF). 2002: 89.

[7] Frassinelli, Mike. Proposal to replace Princeton's longtime 'Dinky' train with bus line saddens sentimental locals. The Star Ledger. July 17, 2010 [May 9, 2012].

[8] Dedication of plaque commemorating high speed rail in America. National Capital Land Transportation Committee.

[9] High speed rail commemorative plaque in Princeton Junction station. www.ns3010 .rrpicturearchives.net.

[10] Princeton Junction, NJ. Great American Stations. [April 27, 2016].

[11] West Windsor gains Transit Village designation Township becomes 24th Transit Village in New Jersey (新闻稿). NJDOT. January 5, 2012 [May 25, 2012].

[12] An Unofficial Transit Village. The New York Times. October 9, 2011 [April 27, 2016].

[13] Princeton University: Train Travel. Princeton University. [October 9, 2011].

[14] Rosenbaum, Joel; Gallo, Tom. NJ Transit Rail Operations. Railpace Newsmagazine. 1997.

[15] McGeehan, Patrick. For New Jersey Rail Commuters, a Bad Situation Is About to Get Worse. The New York Times. September 20, 2018 [October 15, 2018].

[16] Governor Murphy, NJ Transit Announce ACRL and Princeton Dinky to Resume May 12th (新闻稿). New Jersey Transit. April 17, 2019 [May 1, 2019].

[17] US 1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. 2012 [March 30, 2012].

[18] Fact Sheet 2008. Central New jersey Route 1 Bus Rapid Transit Project. New Jersey Transit. 2008 [April 1, 2012].

[Rte1-19] Central NJ Route 1 BRT (PDF). NJ Transit Bus Service: The Next Generation. New Jersey Transit. April 26, 2010 [March 30, 2012]. （原始内容 (PDF)存档于October 13, 2013）. 已忽略未知参数|df= (帮助)

[20] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20151106233943/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=AM_Alert_C&pagename=am/AM_Alert_C/Alerts_Popup&cid=1251629528528

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