North Branch is a NJ Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the hamlet of North Branch in Branchburg, New Jersey. The station is in a residential area, a mile to the south of North Branch center. The station has a small shelter with no facilities and is across the street from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. North Branch station and the stations west of it have no weekend service. The former Jersey Central Railroad station depot burned to the ground on January 8, 1970.^[5]

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North Branch
North Branch station as faced from Station Road.
General information
Location	Station Road at Central Place, Branchburg, New Jersey
Coordinates	40.5922°N 74.6842°W / 40.5922; -74.6842
Owned by	NJ Transit
Line(s)	Raritan Valley Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	1 bicycle rack
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	18[1]
History
Opened	September 25, 1848[2][3]
Rebuilt	1850, 1860, 1892–1893, 1970[4]
Key dates
January 8, 1970	Station depot burned[5]
Passengers
2012	72 (average weekday)[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station White House toward High Bridge Raritan Valley Line weekdays Raritan toward New York or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station White House toward Scranton Main Line Raritan toward Jersey City

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The station has a single low-level asphalt side platform. The platform is 192 feet (59 m) long and accommodates a single car.^[7]