Absecon is an elevated Atlantic City Line station that saw service restored in 1989 and is at the same location as the original station in service until 1981 when NJDOT discontinued subsidizing Conrail to operate the underperforming South Jersey service from Lindenwold to Atlantic City (along with Ocean City and Cape May).
The station contains a high-level elevated side platform along the now single-track with passing sidings line. This platform begins just northwest of the overpass of Station Avenue and runs north along a steep embankment. It begins with a staircase down to Station Avenue that passes behind a now abandoned concrete station house at Street level with garage doors that look like loading docks. This staircase is fully enclosed inside a red canopy structure meeting up with the very 1980s concrete blocks of an elevator up from street level. These elevator buttons could be pushed but the elevator wouldn't come when I visited the station in 2024. These connect to a small waiting area containing a bench next to a TVM.
The rest of the platform is exposed to the elements with plenty of benches. At the northwest end of the platform is a second red canopy structure containing an bench and a staircase down to the station’s 170 space free parking lot only accessible from Station Avenue.
Photos 1-50 September 1, 2024: March 29, 2013
The bus stop, a block away from the station, where replacement AC Rail Customers buses stop
Looking down Station Avenue at the elevated station in the distance
A Railroad Station sign at the only entrance to the parking lot (and older concrete unused building in the distance)
Sign for Free Commuter Parking across at the station entrance
The concrete of the elevator up to the embankment where the platform is and station parking lot
The clearly older concrete station building (with what look like loading docks) and slightly newer 1980's concrete enclosed elevator shaft
The closed roll-up doors on the exterior of the station building
The bottom of the elevator shaft
ADA parking outside a small, sheltered area at street level at the station
Looking past ADA accessible parking right outside the newer elevator at the older former concrete station house
Lower landing of the elevator, not currently in service
A street level view of the station house and elevator up to the now single track with a platform
Looking up the grassy embankment at the platform
Trains or elevator? sign by the western staircase up to the platform
Looking up one of two staircases to the platform
Heading up a staircase to the platform
Looking out at the grassy knool that the station is located on top of
The northern red shelter on the platform
An Absecon Station name sign
A platform sign and the parking lot beyond
Last Updated: November 5, 2024
This website is not allifiated with New Jersey Transit, their official website is here
This Website is maintained and copyright © 2004-2024, Jeremiah Cox. This website is not affiliated with any transit provider. Please do not remote link images or copy them from this website without permission.
Egg Harbor City 
Atlantic City