Belle Mead station
{{Short description|Railway station in Montgomery Township, US}}
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| style = Reading Company
| image = File:Belle Mead Station on the West Trenton.jpg
| image_caption = The former Belle Mead Reading Railroad station.
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| closed = December 3, 1982{{cite news |title=Agency Cuts 200 Jobs, Rail Line and Bus Routes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39684156/west_trenton_november_12_1982/ |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=The Home News |date=November 12, 1982 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=21|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}
| rebuilt = –December 8, 1919{{cite news |title=New Reading Station Opened |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57931883/belle-mead-december-26-1919/ |access-date=August 23, 2020 |work=The Plainfield Courier-News |date=December 26, 1919 |page=14|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}
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| years1=October 1976
| events1=Station agent eliminated{{cite news |last1=Forrestal |first1=Pat |title=Ticket Office Remains Open |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39681448/hopewell_belle_mead_agents_october/ |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=The Ridgewood News |date=October 10, 1976 |location=Ridgewood, New Jersey |page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}
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|line3=New York Branch|left3=Harlingen|right3=Hamilton
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Belle Mead station is a train station along the CSX Trenton Subdivision and former New Jersey Transit West Trenton Line in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
History
The current station was built by the Reading Railroad, opening to the public on December 8, 1919. This replaced the older station which was built in the late 19th century. The current Belle Mead station was closed in 1981 and is still standing. New Jersey Transit may reopen the station as part of the proposed revival of the West Trenton Line.[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To West Trenton Line (New Jersey Transit; Capital Improvement Program - System Expansion Projects)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220528/https://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To |date=2009-05-22 }}, New Jersey Transit. Accessed November 27, 2015. This station was expected to have the second largest ridership on the branch with 290 daily passengers. If the station were to be reopened, two small station buildings would be renovated. Commuter parking would possibly be located on the eastside of the right-of-way with access from Route 206 with 300 parking spaces. The intersection of Township Line Road and Route 206 would be improved along with replacement of the adjacent Route 206 bridge over the railroad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/AppK_Public_Involvement.pdf|title=Proposed Restoration of Passenger Rail Service on the West Trenton Line Appendix K: Public Involvement|date=November 2007|website=njtransit.com|publisher=New Jersey Transit|access-date=May 8, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816083225/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/AppK_Public_Involvement.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Preservation New Jersey declared it one of the most endangered buildings in the state in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/belle-mead-station/|title = Belle Mead Station – Preservation New Jersey}}
References
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Category:Montgomery Township, New Jersey
Category:Proposed NJ Transit rail stations
Category:Former railway stations in New Jersey
Category:Former Reading Company stations
Category:Former SEPTA Regional Rail stations
Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1982