White House station

For stations with similar names, see Whitehouse station.

White House station is an active commuter railroad station in the Whitehouse Station section of Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Located at the grade crossing of Main Street (County Route 523), the station services trains of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line during peak hours on weekdays only. Trains at White House station go from High Bridge station to Newark Penn Station. All other service terminates at Raritan station in Somerset County. The station consists of a single low-level side platform alongside of a single track. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot serves as the Readington Township Library.

White House
White House station in March 2017.
General information
Location	255 Main Street (CR 523), Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line	Raritan Valley Line
Distance	44.3 miles (71.3 km) from Jersey City
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	19
History
Opened	September 25, 1848
Rebuilt	1892
Key dates
December 9, 1891	Station depot burned
Passengers
2024	50 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Lebanon toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line weekdays North Branch toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station Lebanon toward Scranton Main Line North Branch toward Jersey City
White House Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Interactive map of White House Station
Location	Main Street, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°36′56″N 74°46′15″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built	1892
Architect	Bradford Lee Gilbert
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002726
NJRHP No.	1628
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP	March 17, 1984
Location

Railroad service at White House began on September 25, 1848 with the opening of the Somerville and Easton Railroad from Somerville station to White House, a 10-mile (16 km) extension. The early station depot at Whiute House burned on the evening of December 9, 1891. That was replaced with the current structure in 1892, built in the Richardson Romanesque architectural style by Bradford Gilbert. The station depot at White House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Station layout

The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform. The platform is 201 feet (61 m) long and accommodates two cars.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

Bibliography

• Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1891402072.
• Readington Township Historic Preservation and Reading Township Museum Committee (2008). Images of America: Readington Township. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738556796.

External links

• Media related to White House (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• http://bradfordleegilbert.com/slides/Whitehouse_index.html

• world.nycsubway.org - NJT Raritan Line
• Station and Station House from Main Street from Google Maps Street View