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Hampton was a former station on the western extension of New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line past High Bridge, New Jersey. Located in the borough of Hampton in Hunterdon County. Railroad service in Hampton ended on January 1, 1984 when the service west of High Bridge ended, along with Phillipsburg and nearby Glen Gardner stations.

Prior to use as a station for New Jersey Transit, the station was used as a junction between the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The main line of the CNJ crossed through Hampton to the south while the branch to Washington began in Hampton for the Lackawanna. Passenger service for the Lackawanna ended on September 18, 1926, while the entire branch was abandoned in 1958. The CNJ closed the depot to passengers in November 1970 and replaced its services with a three-sided shelter.

Easton and Somerville Railroad
In February 1847, the New Jersey State Legislature charted the Easton and Somerville Railroad to produce a connection from the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad to the city of Easton, Pennsylvania. The service reached White House station on September 25, 1848.

The Easton and Somerville Railroad and Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad merged on February 22, 1849, after the former took over the latter company.

Warren Railroad
The concept of a railroad branch from an area called New Hampton in Hunterdon County through the county of Warren dates back to 1851, when the charter was created. The railroad was brought together by citizens of Warren County before businessman John Insley Blair took control of the railroad on March 4, 1853. However, due to interaction by the nearby competivitve Morris and Essex Railroad, a segment of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the railroad construction was delayed through New Hampton. John Blair filed the paperwork for the takeover in 1853 when the person in charge of handling the Morris and Essex paperwork was in the men's restroom. The railroad ended up being delayed for construction until 1855.

Construction on the 18 mi long railroad began in 1856. The railroad would began at the junction with the Somerville and Easton Railroad, continuing to a point north. When the line opened, there was a train party by the New Jersey Railroad from New York City to Washington to see the new line, including a feast at a local hotel in Washington. With the construction of the railroad, New Hampton received a new station. The new station was a Victorian-era structure.