LITTLE SILVER — The borough’s train station is getting three new security cameras and is in need of a vendor for the convenience store located inside the historic building.

“The security cameras will allow us to open the station earlier and then keep it open to accommodate train riders at all hours,” said Mayor Robert Neff in an email on Feb. 15.

“Currently, our police are concerned that it isn’t safe to leave it open during off-peak hours when the concession stand and the ticket booth aren’t occupied and when the area is pretty deserted,” he said.

“Generally, the ticket booth is only open during the morning rush hour and we’re currently out to bid on the concession stand, so it is empty on weekends and after the morning rush during the week.”

Police Chief Daniel Shaffery said the train station building on Branch Avenue currently opens at 6 a.m. for commuters, but with the addition of two security cameras inside and one outside, it will be able to be opened at 4 a.m .

“That would allow commuters to seek shelter for the earlier trains,” he said in an interview on Feb. 20.

“We just updated our security system at police headquarters. It’s all digital cameras, and it just makes it easier to add other sites onto it. We’re probably going to have other sites that we’ll add down the road, but one of the priorities was the train station because we wanted the commuters to have some sort of shelter in the morning.”

The three cameras, which cost a total of $10,000, are scheduled to be installed in April and will be used as a preventive measure.

“It just gives us the opportunity to view it from headquarters as well as patrols going by. It’s just an added level of security,” he said.

Shaffery is currently working on the logistics with Comcast to install Internet at the train station to allow for the video to be viewed at headquarters.

“One of our challenges is that the building is a historic site and we have to be careful how we install the equipment,” he said.

In addition to the cameras, the borough is currently seeking a tenant for the concession stand, which has been vacant since last spring. Neff said the former tenant left because of a decrease in commuters.

“We went out to bid at one point and had no bidders, but we’ve recently had some interest in the site, so we’re back out to bid. We’re looking for someone to provide coffee and other beverages, newspapers, pastries and the like,” said Neff.

The borough is tentatively setting the rent at a minimum of $900 per month for the space, and interested bidders had until Feb. 23 to submit an application.

“We’re not trying to make a profit or compete with local businesses. We just hope to cover our expenses and get someone in there to provide a service to commuters and other train riders.”