along the line by the Tri-State Transportation Committee. The new station was started as an 18-month experiment done by the committee to provide people with access from the railroad to their cars in a new park and ride. The station cost $256,185 (1963 USD) and supplemented the New Brunswick station north on Albany, Wall and Easton Streets. The new station, slated to open in October, was to be funded by grants from the state and federal governments, and was the inception for a new mass transit system. The station opened October 24, 1963. Station layout The station has two low-level side platforms, one of which serves southbound NJ Transit trains at all times. Northbound trains originate from the siding track on weekdays; other northbound NJ Transit trains originating south of this station do not stop here. Some southbound NJ Transit trains terminate on the siding track. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks. See also New Jersey Route 91 County Yard Millstone Branch References External links NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Buildings and structures in New Brunswick, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1963 Stations on the Northeast Corridor Railway stations in Middlesex County, New Jersey Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations