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{{Short description|NJ Transit rail station}}
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{{Infobox station
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| name=Watchung Ave.
| style=NJT Rail
| style=NJ Transit
| style2=NJ Transit BOF
| image=Watchung Ave.jpg
| image=Watchung Ave.jpg
| image_caption=The Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station
| image_caption=Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station
| address=396 Park Street<br>[[Montclair, New Jersey]], 07042
| address=396 Park Street<br />[[Montclair, New Jersey]] 07042
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| line={{rail color box|system=NJT|line=Montclair-Boonton}}
| other={{bus icon|12px|NJT Bus}} '''[[New Jersey Transit Bus Operations|NJT Bus]]''': [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1-99)|28]]<br>{{bus icon|12px|Commuter Bus}} '''[[DeCamp Bus Lines|DeCamp]]''': 66
| other={{bus icon|12px|NJT Bus}} '''[[New Jersey Transit Bus Operations|NJT Bus]]''': [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1–99)|28]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (100–199)|101]]
| platform=2 low-level side platforms
| platform=2 low-level side platforms
| tracks=2
| tracks=2
| parking=95 permit spots
| parking=95 permit spots
| bicycle=No Bicycle racks
| bicycle=No bicycle racks
| opened=January 1, 1873{{sfn|Catlin|1873|p=33}}{{sfn|Whittemore|1894|p=47}}{{sfn|Baxter|Adams|1999|p=147}}
| opened=1873
| closed=
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| rebuilt=1904
| electrified=September 30, 2002
| electrified=September 30, 2002
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| owned=New Jersey Transit
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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 | accessdate=January 4, 2013 | archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6DEGzJnox | archivedate=December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|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>
| 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>
| pass_year=2017
| pass_year=2017
| pass_percent=
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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=NJ Transit|line=Montclair-Boonton|left=Upper Montclair|right=Walnut Street|note-mid1=weekdays}}
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| other_services_collapsible = yes
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| name = Watchung Avenue Station
| name = Watchung Avenue Station
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| image = Watchung Avenue Station - depot.jpg
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| caption = The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014.
| caption = The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014.
| location= [[Montclair, New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]]
| location = [[Montclair, New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]]
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| built = 1873
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| architecture = Renaissance
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| added = June 22, 1984
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| architecture = Renaissance
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| added = 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|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]]|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref>
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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>


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
The station's low-level [[side platform]]s are not wheelchair accessible.
The station's low-level [[side platform]]s are not wheelchair accessible.

{|cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray" rowspan=4 width=75|'''P<br>Platform level'''
|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>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Outbound'''</span>
|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>
|-
|width=100|<span style=color:#{{NJT color|Montclair-Boonton}}>'''Inbound'''</span>
|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> →
|-
|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>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" rowspan=4 width=75|'''G'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Station building, ticket machine and parking

|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==

*{{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}}
*{{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]]}}
*{{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}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commonscat-inline|Watchung Avenue (NJT station)}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Watchung Avenue (NJT station)}}
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{{NJT links}}


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Latest revision as of 11:14, 20 June 2024

Watchung Ave.
Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station
General information
Standort396 Park Street
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 28, 101
Bauwesen
Parking95 permit spots
Bicycle facilitiesNo bicycle racks
Other information
Station code1739 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone5
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1873[2][3][4]
RebuiltMarch 19, 1901[5]–1904
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 2002
Previous namesPark Street (January 1, 1873–March 31, 1919[6])
Passengers
2017802 (average weekday)[7][8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Upper Montclair
toward Hackettstown
 Montclair-Boonton Line
weekdays
 Walnut Street
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Upper Montclair
toward Sterling Forest
 New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Montclair
toward Jersey City
Watchung Avenue Station
The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014.
StandortMontclair, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°W / 40.8296000; -74.2070500
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1873
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002674[9]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Standort
Map

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

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The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible.

References

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  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Catlin 1873, p. 33.
  3. ^ Whittemore 1894, p. 47.
  4. ^ Baxter & Adams 1999, p. 147.
  5. ^ Ziobro, Paul A. (April 8, 2004). "Rehab Project Slated for Watchung Station". The Montclair Times. p. A9. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Watchung is Back Again". The New York Sun. March 31, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  10. ^ "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

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