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Princeton Junction's name comes from the train station of the same name, now on the Amtrak and New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor. The station is the junction between this main line and a spur served by the "Dinky" train, run by New Jersey Transit, to Princeton itself.
The Dinky connects downtown Princeton, NJ, and the Princeton University campus with Princeton Junction Station on the Northeast Corridor, the train superhighway connecting Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Here are four tips to get to Princeton Junction and back!
Sep 2, 2015 · Though New Jersey Transit lists the stop as the “Princeton Station,” locals refer to their train as the “Dinky” or “PJ&B” (Princeton Junction & Back). Recently, the station moved several hundred feet from its former site near University Place along Alexander Road, making it the talk of the town.
Feb 14, 2011 · Since 1865 the Princeton Branch, also known and the Princeton Junction and Back (PJ&B) and more commonly as “The Dinky,” has been Princeton’s little engine that can, steadfastly shuttling...
May 16, 2003 · Princeton Junction, 2.7 miles from Princeton, is the end of the line. The trip takes all of four minutes. Milepost 3 has stood alone in the middle of the Princeton campus since a 1920...
The Princeton Branch provides rail service directly to the Princeton University campus from Princeton Junction, where New Jersey Transit and Amtrak provide Northeast Corridor rail service, heading northeast to Newark, New York City, and Boston, and southwest to Trenton, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
Accordingly, the area became known as Princeton Junction and was designated a hamlet within the Township of West Windsor. The railroad opened its junction depot in 1865. From early photographs, it appears to have been a picturesque one-story Carpenter Gothic structure with board and batten walls.
