Metropark station

Metropark station is an intermodal transportation hub on the Northeast Corridor in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey that is located 24.6 miles southwest of New York Penn Station. It is owned and operated by NJ Transit and serves Amtrak and NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line. NJ Transit runs peak period 'loop' buses in coordination with train schedules.

Metropark
Metropark station from the parking deck, April 2015
General information
Location100 MiddlesexEssex Turnpike
Iselin, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
United States
Coordinates40.5681°N 74.3298°W / 40.5681; -74.3298
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections NJ Transit Bus: 48, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805
Construction
Parking3,615 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MET
Fare zone10 (NJT)
History
OpenedNovember 14, 1971
Rebuilt2007–2010 (refurbishment)
Passengers
20127,447 (average weekday) (NJT)
FY 2022225,661 annually (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Philadelphia Acela Newark Penn
Trenton
One-way operation
Crescent Newark Penn
toward New York
Trenton
toward Savannah
Palmetto
New Brunswick
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service Newark Airport
toward New York
New Brunswick Northeast Regional Newark Airport
Trenton Vermonter
weekends
Newark Penn
toward St. Albans
     Cardinal does not stop here
     Carolinian does not stop here
     Pennsylvanian does not stop here
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
     Silver Star does not stop here
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Metuchen
toward Trenton
Northeast Corridor Line Rahway
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Trenton Metroliner
Until 2005
Newark Penn
toward New York

The station is near the interchange of Route 27 and Garden State Parkway near exits 131 and 132. and has a multi-story parking facility that is open at all times.

The station, built by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the United States Department of Transportation, opened on November 14, 1971, as Garden State Metropark. It was built as a suburban park-and-ride stop for the then-new high-speed rail Metroliners.

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