Delaware Water Gap (NJT station)
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The Delaware Water Gap is a proposed rail station to be built south of the right-of-way at PA Route 2028 (River Road) in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
. The parking area will be located at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
visitor's center, located southwest of Interstate 80
.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently completed improvements to the visitor’s center. This station parking will modify the new layout to incorporate a park-and-ride facility. The planned park-and-ride facility will
be a five-level parking garage containing approximately 900 parking spaces located within the existing parking area. The amount of parking for the visitor center will remain unchanged. Pedestrian access between the station platform and the parking site will be along PA Route 2028. This project will include improvements along PA Route 2028 to improve pedestrian access. Vehicular access from Interstate 80 will be direct via PA Route 2028. Passenger rail service into New Jersey
and New York City
would be provided by NJ Transit via the Lackawanna Cut-Off.
Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Smithfield Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,672 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles , of which, 23.2 square miles of it is land and...
. The parking area will be located at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
visitor's center, located southwest of Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently completed improvements to the visitor’s center. This station parking will modify the new layout to incorporate a park-and-ride facility. The planned park-and-ride facility will
be a five-level parking garage containing approximately 900 parking spaces located within the existing parking area. The amount of parking for the visitor center will remain unchanged. Pedestrian access between the station platform and the parking site will be along PA Route 2028. This project will include improvements along PA Route 2028 to improve pedestrian access. Vehicular access from Interstate 80 will be direct via PA Route 2028. Passenger rail service into New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
would be provided by NJ Transit via the Lackawanna Cut-Off.