Watchung Avenue station
Appearance
Watchung Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standort | 396 Park Street Montclair, New Jersey, 07042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 95 permit spots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No Bicycle racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 1739 (Erie Railroad)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | September 30, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Park Street (1873–March 31, 1919[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 746 (average weekday)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 |
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.[5]
Station layout
The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible.
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Outbound | ← Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Montclair University or Hackettstown (Upper Montclair) | |
Inbound | Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken or New York (Walnut Street) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Street level | Station building, ticket machine and parking |
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Watchung is Back Again". The New York Sun. March 31, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
External links
Media related to Watchung Avenue (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons