NJ Transit rail station
40°50′56″N 74°12′19″W / 40.8488°N 74.2054°W / 40.8488; -74.2054Owned by | New Jersey Transit |
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Platforms | 2 low level side platforms |
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Tracks | 2 |
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Connections | NJT Bus: 28 |
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Construction |
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Parking | 23 spots |
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Bicycle facilities | parking racks |
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Other information |
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Station code | 1743 (Erie Railroad)[1] |
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Fare zone | 6 |
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History |
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Opened | January 1, 1873 |
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Rebuilt | 1893 |
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Electrified | September 30, 2002 |
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1959 | Station agency closed[5] |
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Passengers |
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2017 | 133 (average weekday)[6][7] |
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Services |
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Preceding station | NJ Transit | Following station | Montclair Heights toward Hackettstown | | Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays | | Upper Montclair | |
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Former services |
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Preceding station | Erie Railroad | Following station | Montclair Heights toward Sterling Forest | | New York and Greenwood Lake Railway | | Upper Montclair toward Jersey City | | |
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Mountain Avenue Station |
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The station depot at Mountain Avenue, constructed by the Erie Railroad. |
Location | 451 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°50′57″N 74°12′21″W / 40.84917°N 74.20583°W / 40.84917; -74.20583 |
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Area | 0.3 acres (0.1 ha) |
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Built | 1893 |
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Architect | A. Mordercai |
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Architectural style | Queen Anne |
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MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR |
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NRHP reference No. | 84002654[8] |
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Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 |
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Mountain Avenue is an active commuter railroad station in the township of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey. Serving trains of NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line, Mountain Avenue is one of six stops in the municipality. The next station to the south/east (towards Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station) is Upper Montclair. The next station to the north/west (towards Hackettstown) is Montclair Heights. Mountain Avenue contains two low-level side platforms. The station depot built by the Erie Railroad stands on the inbound platform, offering a waiting room for commuters. Part of the depot is also leased by the municipality for a residence.[9]
Mountain Avenue station debuted with the opening of passenger service on the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad on January 1, 1873. The current station depot opened in 1893, maintaining an agent until 1959.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984, as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource for New Jersey.[8][10]
Station layout
The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible. Weekend service is not provided.
Bibliography
- Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G. (1999). Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand. Fordham, New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823219544.
- Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.
- Shaw, William H. (1884). History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. Vol. 2. Essex County, New Jersey: Everts & Peck.
- Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York, New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Erie Station Plan Draws Opposition". The Montclair Times. September 24, 1959. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#84002654)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Weiss, Jennifer (February 13, 2008). "The station agents: Mother, daughter call Montclair depot home". The Star-Ledger. Montclair, New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ Meyer, Richard (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Avenue Station". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
External links
- Media related to Mountain Avenue (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
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Gladstone Branch | |
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Main Line | |
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Meadowlands Rail Line | |
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Montclair-Boonton Line | |
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Morristown Line | |
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North Jersey Coast Line | |
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Northeast Corridor Line | |
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Pascack Valley Line | |
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Raritan Valley Line | |
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West Trenton Line | |
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- Category
- Commons
Italics denote closed stations, stations under construction, and unused line segments. Stations north of Montvale are operated by Metro-North Railroad |
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Main Line | |
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New Jersey and New York Railroad | New City Branch | - Bardonia
- Germonds
- Durant
- New City
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Northern Branch | |
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New York and Greenwood Lake Railway | Newark Branch | - Harrison
- Kearny
- Newark
- Riverside
- Woodside
- Essex
- Belleville
- Walnut Street–Nutley
- Nutley
- Franklin Avenue–Nutley
- Allwood
- Athenia
- South Paterson
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Orange Branch | - Silver Lake
- Bloomfield Avenue
- East Orange
- Brighton Avenue
- Orange
- Llewellyn
- West Orange
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Caldwell Branch | |
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Ringwood Branch | |
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Piermont Branch | - Piermont Landing
- Orangeburg
- Blauvelt
- Nanuet
- Spring Valley
- Monsey
- Monsey Heights
- Tallmans
- Daters Crossing
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Newburgh Branch | - Craigville
- Blooming Grove
- Washingtonville
- Salisbury Mills
- Vails Gate
- Vails Gate Junction
- New Windsor
- West Newburgh
- Newburgh
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Newburgh Shortcut | - Arden House
- Central Valley
- Highland Mills
- Woodbury
- Houghton Farm
- Mountainville
- Enderlin
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Pine Island Branch | - Station H
- Stewarts
- Orange Farm
- Florida
- Big Island
- Mount Eve
- Pine Island
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Montgomery Branch | - Kipps
- Campbell Hall
- Neely Town
- Beaver Dam
- Montgomery
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Middletown and Crawford Branch | - Circleville
- Bullville
- Thompson Ridge
- Van Keurens
- Pine Bush
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Districts | - Marlboro Park Historic District
- Miller Street Historic District
- Mountain District
- Pine Street Historic District
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Places of worship | - Central Presbyterian Church
- Congregational Church
- First Methodist Episcopal Church
- St. Luke's Church
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