Hampton Branch (New Jersey)

Hampton Branch
Stone piers rising above a road
Remnants of the trestle in Changewater, New Jersey
Overview
StatusAbandoned
History
OpenedMay 28, 1856 (1856-05-28)
ClosedJuly 11, 1958 (1958-07-11)
Technical
Line length5.2 mi (8.4 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge6 ft (1,829 mm)
Route map

mi
0.0
Washington
2.5
Changewater
5.2
Hampton Junction

The Hampton Branch was a railway line in the state of New Jersey. It ran 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from Hampton, New Jersey, to Washington, New Jersey, connecting the main line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey with the old main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Lackawanna). It was built by the Warren Railroad in 1853–1856 and abandoned by the Lackawanna in 1958.


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