Lindenwold station
Lindenwold | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Atlantic City Line train at Lindenwold station in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 901 Berlin Road North Lindenwold, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°50′2″N 75°0′2″W / 39.83389°N 75.00056°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (PATCO); 1 (NJ Transit) | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJ Transit Bus: 403, 459, 554 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 3,227 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: LDW | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 4, 1969 (PATCO) May 23, 1989 (Amtrak)[2] September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 175 (average weekday; Atlantic City Line)[4] | |||||||||||||||||
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Lindenwold station is an intermodal transit hub and park and ride in the borough of Lindenwold, Camden County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Berlin Road (County Route 702) and White Horse Road West (County Route 673) just north of the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30), the station services trains of the PATCO Speedline (operated by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)) and New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line. The station also serves three separate New Jersey Transit bus routes and Amtrak Thruway bus services connected to Amtrak's long-distance train services.
Lindenwold station serves as the eastern terminus of PATCO, with the maintenance yard located to the east of the station platform. All trains from there head west toward 15–16th & Locust station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PATCO platform consists of a single island platform to service trains. The Atlantic City Line platform is a single side platform with shelter servicing one track against the retaining wall of the PATCO platform. All Atlantic City Line trains operate from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to the Atlantic City Rail Terminal in the eponymous Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Located at the site of the former Kirkwood station of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL), the PATCO station opened on January 4, 1969. As part of the station opening, PRSL service was truncated from Philadelphia to the new station at Lindenwold, necessitating a transfer to PATCO to reach Philadelphia. Service on the line would be discontinued on June 30, 1982. The station remained a PATCO only facility until May 23, 1989, when Amtrak began operating the Atlantic City Express from Penn Station in New York City to Atlantic City. NJ Transit began operation of a new commuter line, the Atlantic City Line, on September 17, 1989, still requiring a transfer at Lindenwold to reach Philadelphia. NJ Transit opened a new station at Cherry Hill on July 2, 1994, eliminating Amtrak service at Lindenwold. Amtrak discontinued the service nine months later and all NJ Transit trains were extended to 30th Street Station.
History
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The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) formerly operated a station at nearby Kirkwood. On January 4, 1969, the Bridge Line subway was extended as the PATCO Speedline to a park-and-ride terminus at Lindenwold.[5][6] PRSL service was cut back from Philadelphia to Lindenwold; passengers had to transfer to reach Philadelphia. This forced transfer hurt already dwindling ridership, and the service (by then operated by Conrail and funded by the state) ended on June 30, 1982.[7]
On May 21, 1989, Amtrak began operating the Atlantic City Express service from New York and Washington to Atlantic City, with Lindenwold as an intermediate stop.[7] NJ Transit began operating local service between Atlantic City and Lindenwold on September 17, 1989.[8] Some NJ Transit trains were extended from Lindenwold to Philadelphia on May 2, 1993.[9] NJ Transit opened Cherry Hill station on July 2, 1994; Amtrak began stopping there instead of Lindenwold.[10][11] Amtrak service to Atlantic City ended entirely on April 2, 1995; all NJ Transit service was extended to Philadelphia at that time.[8] However, Lindenwold is still commonly used to transfer between NJ Transit and PATCO service.[8]
In 2011, NJ Transit began construction of a new PATCO waiting room, Atlantic City Line shelter, a new platform entrance, and other work. The modifications were originally intended to be completed in 2012, but took until 2014.[12][13]
Starting in 2021, as part of PATCO's "Station Enhancements Project",[14] Lindenwold station is in the process of being remodeled. Changes include the replacement of glass block windows with a curtain wall system, and a complete interior re-build, including remodeled headhouses and station platforms, backlit entrance signage, and white interior and exterior LED lighting.[15] Additionally, solar panels have been installed as part of a solar farm project to provide more than half of PATCO's electricity needs at Lindenwold as well as other above ground stations. A side benefit will provide covered parking for patrons.[16]
Station layout and services
[edit]Lindenwold station contains three tracks and two station platforms. The PATCO Speedline tracks and island platform is elevated on a retaining wall over the Atlantic City Line side platform and single track. The PATCO platform is covered and serves as the terminus of all trains coming east from 15–16th & Locust station.[17] PATCO also maintains a yard east of the platform. All New Jersey Transit services are on the lower single side platform and single track, which contains a single shelter against the retaining wall for the PATCO tracks. The Atlantic City Line platform has one ticket vending machine, located in the shelter.[1] Lindenwold station has a parking lot with 3,227 spaces for vehicles, much of which are covered by solar canopies in order reduce carbon emission use at the station. The parking lot is maintained by PATCO and is free for people to use at all times except in lot no. 2, which is accessible through FREEDOM Cards between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.[1][17] Bicycle racks and lockers are available for the use of bicyclists at Lindenwold station.[1] The station has elevators and high-level platforms to ensure that persons with disabilities can use the station.[17]
New Jersey Transit operates the 554 bus route between Lindenwold and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal seven days a week, making all local Atlantic City Line stops between the two stations. At Lindenwold station, the 554 bus makes its stop at the PATCO station platform. In addition to the 554, New Jersey Transit's 403 bus (from Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden to Turnersville) and 459 bus (Avandale Park and Ride in Sicklerville to Voorhees Town Center) both make stops at Lindenwold station.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lindenwold Station". njtransit.com. Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1969" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
- ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1980–1989" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
- ^ a b c Van Hattem, Matt (June 30, 2006). "New Jersey Transit: New Jersey's commuter and transit agency, serving New York, Newark, and Philadelphia". Trains.
- ^ "NJ Transit: The Way to Go; AC-Philadelphia in Service!". The Delaware Valley Rail Passenger. 11 (5). Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers. May 1993. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Cherry Hill Open: Pedestrian Access Awful". The Delaware Valley Rail Passenger. 12 (8). Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers. August 1994. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ Amtrak Northeast Timetable: Spring/Summer 1994. Amtrak. May 1, 1994. p. 40 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ "2011 NJ TRANSIT Annual Report" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. 2011. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "LINDENWOLD STATION ENHANCEMENT". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "PATCO | Projects". www.ridepatco.org. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Lindenwold Station Enhancements" (PDF).
- ^ Kummer, Frank (August 5, 2020). "DRPA breaks ground on solar project to power PATCO trains". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ a b c "Our Stations: Lindenwold Station". ridepatco.org. PATCO Speedline. 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Atlantic City Line Timetable - Effective as of June 8, 2025" (PDF). njtransit.com. Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. June 8, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
External links
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- NJT rail station information page for Lindenwold station
- DepartureVision real time train information for Lindenwold station
- Lindenwold (PATCO)
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