New York and Long Branch Railroad

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The New York and Long Branch Railroad was a historic rail line in New Jersey that provided passenger and freight service along the Jersey Shore and later formed the core of today’s North Jersey Coast Line.

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New York and Long Branch Railroad canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
railway line
category defunct New Jersey railroad
predecessor of New Jersey Transit rail operations
connectedTo New York metropolitan area
Pennsylvania Railroad network
country United States
electrification partial
endPoint Bay Head, New Jersey
formedCoreOf North Jersey Coast Line
historicalRegion Jersey Shore
linked to: New Jersey Shore
historicalSignificance key shore line in New Jersey rail network
locatedIn Jersey Shore
linked to: New Jersey Shore

New Jersey
notableFor forming the basis of NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line
opened 1875
operatedAlong Atlantic coast of New Jersey
primaryUse passenger rail service
railGauge standard gauge
regionServed central New Jersey
northern New Jersey coast
secondaryUse freight rail service
servedCity Asbury Park, New Jersey
linked to: Asbury Park

Bay Head, New Jersey
Long Branch, New Jersey
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
linked to: Perth Amboy

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
South Amboy, New Jersey
servedFunction commuter transportation
freight transportation
resort access to Jersey Shore
servedStations multiple shore resort communities
startPoint Perth Amboy, New Jersey
linked to: Perth Amboy
status defunct
successorLine North Jersey Coast Line
successorOperator New Jersey Transit
linked to: NJ Transit
trackConfiguration mostly double-track
transportMode rail

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North Jersey Coast Line historicalOrigin New York and Long Branch Railroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey operatedLine New York and Long Branch Railroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey jointlyOperatedLine New York and Long Branch Railroad