Morristown (NJT station)

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Morristown
Station statistics
Address 122 Morris Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07076
Lines New Jersey Transit:
Morris & Essex Lines
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking 455 spaces
Other information
Opened 1915
Accessible

Morristown is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Morristown Line. It is located in Morristown and serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. The historic station building (on the eastbound side) opened in November 1915. A station agent and waiting room are available 7 days a week. The station's interior was featured in Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time video (1984). Just west of the station, at Baker Interlocking the Morristown & Erie Railway branches off the NJT line. The M&E's offices and shop are located here.

Morristown received mini-high level platforms in 2005 to make the station handicapped accessible. The eastbound platform is located near Morris Street and the westbound platform is located just west of the old freight house. Morristown station has 455 parking spaces spread across three different lots located near the station.

Along with rail service, there are four connection bus routes at Morristown station. These are the MCM1, MCM2, MCM3, and MCM10 bus lines, which operate bus service across Morris County.

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