Hampton Branch |
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Status | Abandoned |
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Opened | May 28, 1856 (1856-05-28) |
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Closed | July 11, 1958 (1958-07-11) |
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Line length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Old gauge | 6 ft (1,829 mm) |
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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.