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| line={{rail color box|system=NJT|line=Montclair-Boonton}} |
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| platform=2 low-level side platforms |
| platform=2 low-level side platforms |
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| parking=95 permit spots |
| parking=95 permit spots |
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| bicycle=No |
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| opened=January 1, 1873{{sfn|Catlin|1873|p=33}}{{sfn|Whittemore|1894|p=47}}{{sfn|Baxter|Adams|1999|p=147}} |
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| opened=1873 |
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| rebuilt=March 19, 1901<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ziobro |first1=Paul A. |title=Rehab Project Slated for Watchung Station |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27814590/watchung_avenue_station_april_8_2004/ |access-date=January 30, 2019 |work=The Montclair Times |date=April 8, 2004 |page=A9|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>–1904 |
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| electrified=September 30, 2002 |
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| code=1739 (Erie Railroad)<ref name="codes">{{cite web|url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html|title=List of Station Names and Numbers|date=May 1, 1916|publisher=[[Erie Railroad]]|location=[[Jersey City, New Jersey]]| |
| code=1739 (Erie Railroad)<ref name="codes">{{cite web|url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html|title=List of Station Names and Numbers|date=May 1, 1916|publisher=[[Erie Railroad]]|location=[[Jersey City, New Jersey]]|access-date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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| owned=New Jersey Transit |
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| zone=5 |
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| former=Park Street ( |
| former=Park Street (January 1, 1873–March 31, 1919<ref>{{cite news|title=Watchung is Back Again|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201919%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201919%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201093.pdf%23xml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffd213f6b9%26DocId%3D3375617%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cindex%2520O%252dG%252dT%26HitCount%3D3%26hits%3D1ef4%2B1ef5%2B1ef6%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25209%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201919%2520Grayscale%2FNew%2520York%2520NY%2520Sun%25201919%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201093.pdf&xml=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffd213f6b9%26DocId%3D3375617%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cindex%2520O%252dG%252dT%26HitCount%3D3%26hits%3D1ef4%2B1ef5%2B1ef6%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false|access-date=February 13, 2018|work=The New York Sun|date=March 31, 1919|page=9}}</ref>) |
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| passengers=802 (average weekday)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf | title=QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS | publisher=New Jersey Transit | access-date=January 4, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf | url-status=live | archive-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kiefer|first=Eric|date=February 21, 2018|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/how-many-riders-use-nj-transit-s-hoboken-train-station|title=How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?|work=Hoboken Patch|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en}}</ref> |
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| other_services_header = Former services |
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{{s-note|text=Former services}} |
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| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Erie Railroad|line=New York and Greenwood Lake Railway|left=Upper Montclair|right=Montclair}} |
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| image = Watchung Avenue Station - depot.jpg |
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| caption = The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014. |
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| location = [[Montclair, New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|49|46.56|N|74|12|25.38|W|region:US-NJ_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} |
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⚫ | '''Watchung Avenue''' (known as '''Park Street''' until April 1, 1919) is a [[New Jersey Transit]] station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]] along the [[Montclair-Boonton Line]]. The Watchung Avenue station is on an elevated embankment between Watchung Plaza and Park Street. The outbound platform faces the plaza, while the inbound platform and the station house are on the Park Street side. The station house has a waiting room with a bathroom and a former post office and ticket booth. Service to and from this station is weekdays (Monday to Friday) only, with all service stopping at intermediate points.<ref name=timetable>{{cite web|title=Montclair-Boonton Line|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf|publisher=[[New Jersey Transit]]| |
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| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton}} |zoom=12 }} |
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⚫ | '''Watchung Avenue''' (known as '''Park Street''' until April 1, 1919) is a [[New Jersey Transit]] station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]] along the [[Montclair-Boonton Line]]. The Watchung Avenue station is on an elevated embankment between Watchung Plaza and Park Street. The outbound platform faces the plaza, while the inbound platform and the station house are on the Park Street side. The station house has a waiting room with a bathroom and a former post office and ticket booth. Service to and from this station is weekdays (Monday to Friday) only, with all service stopping at intermediate points.<ref name=timetable>{{cite web|title=Montclair-Boonton Line|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf|publisher=[[New Jersey Transit]]|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728054346/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Station layout== |
==Station layout== |
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The station's low-level [[side platform]]s are not wheelchair accessible. |
The station's low-level [[side platform]]s are not wheelchair accessible. |
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray" rowspan=4 width=75|'''P<br>Platform level''' |
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small> |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Outbound'''</span> |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← [[Montclair-Boonton Line|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Montclair–Boonton Line'''</span>]] weekdays toward [[Montclair State University station|Montclair University]] or [[Hackettstown station|Hackettstown]] <small>([[Upper Montclair station|Upper Montclair]])</small> |
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|width=100|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Inbound'''</span> |
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|width=650|{{0|←}} [[Montclair-Boonton Line|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Montclair–Boonton Line'''</span>]] weekdays toward [[Hoboken Terminal|Hoboken]] or [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York]] <small>([[Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)|Walnut Street]])</small> → |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small> |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" rowspan=4 width=75|'''G''' |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Street level |
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Station building, ticket machine and parking |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== Bibliography == |
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*{{cite book |last2=Adams|first2=Arthur G.|last1=Baxter |first1=Raymond J. |title=Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand |date=1999 |publisher=[[Fordham University Press]] |location=[[Fordham, New York]] |isbn=9780823219544}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Catlin |first1=George L. |title=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 |url=https://archive.org/details/homesonmontclair00catl |date=1873 |publisher=Montclair Railway Company |location=[[New York, New York]]}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Whittemore |first1=Henry |title=History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity |date=1894 |publisher=The Suburban Publishing Company |location=New York, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmontcla00whit_0 |access-date=February 6, 2020}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Erie Railroad New York Division stations}} |
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{{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey}} |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Essex County, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Montclair, New Jersey]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 20 June 2024
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![]() Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Standort | 396 Park Street Montclair, New Jersey 07042 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Bauwesen | |||||||||||||
Parking | 95 permit spots | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No bicycle racks | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | 1739 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | January 1, 1873[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | March 19, 1901[5]–1904 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | September 30, 2002 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Park Street (January 1, 1873–March 31, 1919[6]) | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2017 | 802 (average weekday)[7][8] | ||||||||||||
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Watchung Avenue Station | |||||||||||||
![]() The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014. | |||||||||||||
Standort | Montclair, New Jersey, USA | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°W | ||||||||||||
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | ||||||||||||
Built | 1873 | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Renaissance | ||||||||||||
MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002674[9] | ||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||
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Watchung Avenue (known as Park Street until April 1, 1919) is a New Jersey Transit station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The Watchung Avenue station is on an elevated embankment between Watchung Plaza and Park Street. The outbound platform faces the plaza, while the inbound platform and the station house are on the Park Street side. The station house has a waiting room with a bathroom and a former post office and ticket booth. Service to and from this station is weekdays (Monday to Friday) only, with all service stopping at intermediate points.[10]
Station layout
[edit]The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible.
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Catlin 1873, p. 33.
- ^ Whittemore 1894, p. 47.
- ^ Baxter & Adams 1999, p. 147.
- ^ Ziobro, Paul A. (April 8, 2004). "Rehab Project Slated for Watchung Station". The Montclair Times. p. A9. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Watchung is Back Again". The New York Sun. March 31, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Watchung Avenue (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
Kategorien:
- NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873
- Railway stations in Essex County, New Jersey
- Montclair, New Jersey
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Former Erie Railroad stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Montclair, New Jersey