Linden station (NJ Transit)

Linden station serves as a New Jersey Transit stop located on the Northeast Corridor within Linden, New Jersey. It is serviced by both the Northeast Corridor and the North Jersey Coast routes. Situated in the downtown area on an embankment just south of South Wood Avenue, the station consists of two elevated side platforms flanking six tracks. The middle four tracks are designated for New Jersey Transit express trains as well as Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Acela Express, and Keystone services.

Station layout

The platform serving Track B, which heads toward Trenton, is approximately twice the length of Track A’s platform that serves trains bound for New York. At its northern extremity, there is an extended staircase descending from Wood Avenue, which passes beneath the rail line alongside a driveway that leads to a parking lot with 464 spaces. This staircase connects to a gated wooden low-level platform spanning all six tracks, partially sheltered by a canopy covering about one-quarter of its length, including a small enclosed waiting area. Additional access to the parking area is provided by a staircase and ramp near the northern end of this platform; two shelters in this vicinity house parking Muni-Meters and Ticket Vending Machines. Toward the southern end, another staircase links to the primary entrance of the parking lot off Elizabeth Avenue.

The overpass at Wood Avenue contains a disused staircase situated between Track A and Track 1, which formerly provided access to low-level platforms for Tracks 1 and 2. Track identification is displayed within the underpass through small black markers. The shorter platform on the New York-bound side is fully covered with green-supported canopies and begins just north of the Wood Avenue overpass. It features a blue-backed windscreen bearing the message "Welcome to Linden." Adjacent to this platform on the south side of Wood Avenue stands the historic station building, painted cream with green trim and roofing. This structure houses an unstaffed waiting area furnished with wooden benches and includes a closed ticket window. Behind it are two shelters protecting Ticket Vending Machines and parking Muni-Meters, along with the only staircase providing access to this platform. This leads to a smaller parking lot with 141 spaces accessible from Wood Avenue and Penn Place. At the southern tip of this platform, there is a blocked-off staircase descending to low-level wooden platforms as well as a wheelchair-accessible ramp leading into the parking lot.

Amtrak trains operating on the Northeast Corridor bypass Linden station by utilizing the inner tracks.