NJT announced plans for the station on June 11, 2008, with the overall re-development of the 70-acre (28 ha) site expected to include over 700 housing units, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of retail and office space, a middle school and a community center.

However, PCB contamination of the land required extensive environmental cleanup, after previous work for asbestos removal.

[4][5] The first residential apartments opened on February 14, 2012, and the train station had its official groundbreaking on March 11, 2014.

Pedestrian and cycle routes are being developed to improve station access from nearby residential areas.

[11] The station has one high-level island platform connected to the street by a walkway over the northbound track.