First Look: The New Princeton Station

The new Princeton Station was inaugurated this morning with pouring rain and its first train: the 4:51 am Dinky from Princeton Junction. Princeton University's Office of Communications was on hand to record the train's arrival, posted below on Vine:The new station, which was inaugurated with a catered breakfast, features a modern waiting room complete with a wayfinding device (pictured below in the gallery) tucked into the corner. The attached Wawa will open on November 21 without any service interruption. The opening marks the first major milestone in the construction of Princeton University's Arts and Transit Neighborhood, which will also provide dedicated facilities for the University's Lewis Center of the Arts. The neighborhood is expected to be complete in 2017.Take a look at this gallery of early morning photos of the station before checking out the new Dinky yourself: You can also check out UPC's coverage of the opening and what led up to it on WHYY Newsworks here.