Atlantic City Rail Terminal Waiting Area

The Atlantic City Rail Terminal is

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's train station, located inside of the

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. It has five tracks served by three platforms and functions as the easternmost terminus of the

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to and from

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. The station was also served by the

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(ACES) from 2009 until it was formally discontinued on March 9, 2012. The terminal was designed by TAT/SSVK, Architects and dedicated on May 22, 1989. Atlantic City was once served by the old

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Atlantic City station (originally Atlantic City Union Station), which had become Atlantic City Municipal Bus Terminal, demolished in 1997.Annotations to photograph
Atlantic City Union Station, 2121-2125 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ
(Historic American Buildings Survey item NJ-1218). Between 1965 and 1981 a single-story, two-track station on the present site served PRSL trains until service ended in 1981.

Connecting service

*At the station/convention center: Atlantic City Jitney casino shuttles and route 4 *Two blocks south at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal: 319 to New York City and all Atlantic County local and long-distance routes.

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Station from Google Maps Street View
Buildings and structures in Atlantic City, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Former Amtrak stations in New Jersey Railway stations in Atlantic County, New Jersey Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989 1989 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub