Atlantic City Rail Terminal

Atlantic City
Atlantic City
	New Jersey Transit train waits on Track 3 of the Atlantic City Rail Terminal
General information
Location	1 Atlantic City Expressway; Atlantic City, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°21′49″N 74°26′31″W / 39.3635°N 74.442°W
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Connections	Atlantic City Jitney Association: 4 (Orange), 1, 2, 3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ACY
IATA code	ZRA
History
Opened	May 23, 1989 (Amtrak); September 17, 1989 (NJ Transit)
Passengers
2024	498 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
Location
Location

The Atlantic City Rail Terminal is a train station in Atlantic City, New Jersey, located inside of the Atlantic City Convention Center.^[5] It has five tracks served by three platforms, and functions as the easternmost terminus of the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line to and from Philadelphia. The terminal was designed by TAT/SSVK, Architects and dedicated on May 22, 1989.^[6]

From 1989 to 1995, the station served as the terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic City Express. The line was also marketed as the "Gambler's Express"; in this period, Atlantic City was practically the only location that people could legally gamble at on the East Coast of the United States. ^[7] Later, the station was served by the Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) from New York City to Atlantic City. The ACES service was operational from 2009 to March 9, 2012.^[8]

Atlantic City was once served by the old Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) Atlantic City station (originally Atlantic City Union Station), which had become Atlantic City Municipal Bus Terminal, demolished in 1997.^[9] Between 1965 and 1981 a single-story, two-track station on the present site served PRSL trains until service ended in 1981.

Connecting service

At the station/convention center: Atlantic City Jitney casino shuttles and route 4
Two blocks south at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal: 319 to New York City and all Atlantic County local and long-distance routes.

References

^ Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
^ Next station was Lindenwold until the opening of Cherry Hill station in 1994
^ NJT Atlantic City Line, accessed November 14, 2006
^ "Atlantic City Rail Terminal dedication booklet, 1989". history.amtrak.com. Amtrak History. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
^ Wittkowski, Donald (May 22, 1989). "First Gamblers' Express train arrives at new A.C. railroad station". The Press of Atlantic City.
^ Wittowski, Donald (March 10, 2012). "Casinos end ACES train service from Atlantic City to New York". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
^ Annotations to photograph "Atlantic City Union Station, 2121-2125 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ" (Historic American Buildings Survey item NJ-1218).

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[1] Comegino, Carol (May 24, 1989). "Railroad Buffs Witness History in First Run of Gamblers Express". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Gold, Jeffrey (September 15, 1989). "Commuter Rail Service Restored to Atlantic City". The Asbury Park Press. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[ridership-3] Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.

[4] Next station was Lindenwold until the opening of Cherry Hill station in 1994

[5] NJT Atlantic City Line, accessed November 14, 2006

[6] "Atlantic City Rail Terminal dedication booklet, 1989". history.amtrak.com. Amtrak History. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

[7] Wittkowski, Donald (May 22, 1989). "First Gamblers' Express train arrives at new A.C. railroad station". The Press of Atlantic City.

[8] Wittowski, Donald (March 10, 2012). "Casinos end ACES train service from Atlantic City to New York". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

[9] Annotations to photograph "Atlantic City Union Station, 2121-2125 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ" (Historic American Buildings Survey item NJ-1218).

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