Princeton Branch, Princeton

Name: Princeton Branch
Address: Princeton, United States
Telephone: +1 732-333-8702

#89 among attractions in Princeton

Railway station, Transport

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Facts and practical information

The Princeton Branch is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line is a short branch of the Northeast Corridor Line, running from Princeton Junction northwest to Princeton with no intermediate stops. Also known as the Dinky, or the Princeton Junction and Back, the branch is served by special shuttle trains. Now running 2.7 mi along a single track, it is the shortest scheduled commuter rail line in the United States. The run takes approximately 5 minutes in each direction. ()

Opened: 1865 (159 years ago)Coordinates: 40°19'48"N, 74°38'30"W

Address

Princeton United States

Contact

+1 732-333-8702

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Day trips

Princeton Branch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Princeton University Art Museum, MarketFair Mall, McCarter Theatre, Springdale Golf Club.

1.4 miNW
Museum, Modern art museum, Art museum
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
37 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Princeton University in New Jersey, the Princeton University Art Museum is a gateway to a world of artistic splendor, with a collection that spans over 5,000 years of world history. As an art gallery of considerable repute, this institution...
1.4 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
MarketFair Mall, Princeton
37 min walk • MarketFair is a shopping mall in West Windsor, New Jersey, with a Princeton mailing address. It is located along U.S. Route 1, between New York City and Philadelphia. About 83,000 cars pass by every day. The anchor stores are AMC Theatres, Eastern Mountain Sports, Jos. A. Bank, Pottery Barn, LensCrafters, and Barnes & Noble.
1.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
McCarter Theatre, Princeton
36 min walk • McCarter Theatre Center is a not-for-profit, professional company on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. The institution is currently led by Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg.
1 miW
40°19'59"N • 74°39'37"W
Springdale Golf Club, Princeton
26 min walk • Golf
1.6 miNW
Church
Miller Chapel, Princeton
40 min walk • Miller Chapel is the spiritual center of the Princeton Theological Seminary, located in New Jersey, United States, and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1834. It was built by renowned local architect and builder Charles Steadman in stuccoed brick with a simple Doric portico.
1.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Architecture
Trinity Church, Princeton
44 min walk • Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal congregation located at 33 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey. It is the largest Episcopal church in New Jersey.
1.4 miNW
Park, Neo-renaissance architecture
Prospect House, Princeton
36 min walk • Prospect House, known also as just Prospect, is a historic house on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1851, it is a fine example of the work of architect John Notman who helped popularize Italianate architecture in America.
1.1 miNW
Monuments and statues
Putnam Collection of Sculpture, Princeton
28 min walk • The John B. Putnam, Jr. Memorial Collection of Sculpture is a group of outdoor sculptures distributed through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The collection is made up of works from 20th and 21st century sculptors.
1.5 miNW
Seminary
American Theological Society, Princeton
40 min walk • The American Theological Society, founded in 1912, is the oldest professional theological society in North America. It has met at least once each year in various locations on the East Coast of the United States, lately at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
1.4 miNW
Student center
Frist Campus Center, Princeton
35 min walk • Frist Campus Center is a focal point of social life at Princeton University. The campus center is a combination of the former Palmer Physics Lab, and a modern addition completed in 2001.
1.4 miNW
Frat house, Bars and clubs
Tower Club, Princeton
36 min walk • Princeton Tower Club is one of the eleven eating clubs at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, and one of seven clubs to choose its members through a selective process called bicker.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Princeton Branch by public transport?

The nearest stations to Princeton Branch:

Train

Princeton (32 min walk)
Princeton Junction (35 min walk)