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Cranford is an active
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in the
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of Cranford, Union County,
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. Trains operate between High Bridge and
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(with limited trains continuing to
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and
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. The next station east is Roselle Park while west is Garwood. Cranford station contains two
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to service three tracks and is accessible for handicapped persons under the
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History

Cranford station opened as French House with the opening of the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad on January 1, 1839. The first station was built in 1844, replaced itself in 1869, when it attained its current name of Cranford. The 1869 depot came down in 1905, replaced with a new depot in 1906. The
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(CNJ) replaced the station in 1929 and 1930 when they began a track elevation process in October 1928. In 1967, the construction and opening of the
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, resulting in the line using the former
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alignment into Newark rather than continuing to
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in
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. This resulted in a shuttle service between East 33rd Street station in
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and Cranford station. This service operated until August 6, 1978. NJ Transit considered Cranford station as a stop of the Union ''go bus'' expressway, a bus rapid transit service utilizing the former CNJ alignment between Cranford and
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Station layout

The station has two high-level
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s serving two tracks. The inbound platform is long while the outbound platform is long; both can accommodate six cars.


Bibliography

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References


External links


world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan LinePhoto and brief narrated history of earlier Cranford station
by Cranford resident
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Union Avenue / Walnut Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Station from Google Maps Street View
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