Cranford Train Station Rehabilitation Project Completed

CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford rail station's $4 million platform rehabilitation and transit arts project was completed by NJ Transit on Thursday. It was completed ahead of schedule and more than $2 million under budget.

Along with structural repairs, the project included a number of enhancements to customer waiting areas including new windscreens made of Arts in Transit-inspired safety glass; replacement of the canopy over the wind screens; and new benches, marketing display cases and trash cans.

Mural artist Ben Volta came up with the concept and design of the windscreen panel art installation. The “Neuron Garden” consists of a baroque glass artwork containing hundreds of native flowers drawn by local elementary and middle school students. The colorful composition fabricated into the glass platform windscreens present a fantasy garden overflowing with natural forms.

The work with Cranford student was completed during the summer of 2017 and the windscreens were installed in the fall of 2017.

Funded by the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), the project began in November 2016 and was executed in stages to keep the station was open.

The Cranford Rail Station on the Raritan Valley Line serves about 1,500 customers each weekday, and more than 30,000 each month.

“This project is another example of the investments we are making to ensure safety and comfort for our customers at our facilities,” said NJ Transit Executive Director Kevin Corbett. “We’re especially pleased to include the inspirational ‘Neuron Garden’ art installation drawn by local children to enhance the transit experience.”

(Image via NJ Transit: Cranford Rail Station)

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