Hopewell station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hopewell
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Hopewell station in 2013.
History
Opened	April 27, 1876 (ceremonial service) May 1, 1876 (regular service)
Closed	December 3, 1982
Key dates
October 1976	Station agent eliminated
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station West Trenton toward Reading Terminal West Trenton Line Belle Mead toward Newark Penn Station Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Pennington toward Jenkintown New York Branch Skillman toward Bound Brook
Hopewell Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hopewell station in 2019
Location in Mercer County, New Jersey Show map of Mercer County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Railroad Place, Hopewell, New Jersey
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1876
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002728
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

Hopewell station is a historic building located in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey. It was once a busy train station. The station was built way back in 1876.

The main part of the station, called the head house, is very important. It has been listed on both the New Jersey state and National federal lists of historic places since 1984. This means it's a special building that needs to be protected. There are even ideas to open the station again for train service in the future. This would be part of the West Trenton Line.

Station History: A Journey Through Time

The Hopewell station was built in 1876. It was part of a big plan by the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad. This plan aimed to create a major railway route. This route would connect two very important cities: New York City and Washington, D.C..

In 1879, another company, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, took over the station. They managed the train services there for many years. However, regular train service to Hopewell station eventually stopped. This happened in December 1982.

Station Views: A Look Inside and Out

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  This picture shows the Hopewell passenger train station in 2013. It hasn't been used for passengers since 1982. The building has an office upstairs. Downstairs, there might be rooms used for meetings or events.

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  This is the waiting room inside the station. You can see an old-fashioned stove and seats. This room is smaller than the main room. The main room might have been the station's office a long time ago.

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  Here is the main room of the Hopewell passenger station. A part of this room might have been the railroad office when the station was active.

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  Another view of the waiting room at Hopewell passenger station. It still has its vintage stove, which kept passengers warm in colder weather.

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  Hopewell station as it looked in 2007. The building has kept much of its original charm over the years.