Trains at Metuchen station are serviced by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line between Trenton Transit Center or Jersey Avenue and New York Penn Station.Metuchen station opened on July 11, 1836 with the completion of the New Jersey Railroad to East Brunswick (location of modern-day Highland Park).The railroad moved Metuchen station one last time, to the current location in 1888.[6][13] Following the September 11 attacks, Metuchen built a small, permanent memorial named Freedom Plaza at the corner of Main Street and Woodbridge Avenue, adjacent to the station's parking lot, consisting of a Verdin clock and the engraved names of all 701 victims from New Jersey.Most of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor services bypass the station via the inner tracks.