Brick Church (NJT station)

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Coordinates: 40°45′56.0″N 74°13′9.2″W / 40.765556, -74.219222

Brick Church
Station statistics
Lines
Gladstone Branch
Morristown Line
Connections NJT Bus: 21, 71, 73, 79, 94, and 97
Community Coach: 77
ONE Bus: 24
Platforms 1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened 19 November 1836
Fare zone 4
Traffic
Passengers (2005) 347,620 ▬ 0% (New Jersey Transit)
Services
Preceding station   New Jersey Transit   Following station
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch
Morristown Line

Brick Church is a New Jersey Transit station in East Orange, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Line. Service is available from this station east to Hoboken Terminal, New York Penn Station and west to Dover and Hackettstown.

The brick church itself, originally the Second Presbyterian Church of Orange, can be seen north of the station. The church building dates from 1878, and Brick Church station was probably established not long after judging by the architectural style of the original station building. The present station building was opened in 1922 when the track grade was raised above street level.

Brick Church was the station stop for "the Oranges" made by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's through trains to Buffalo and the west. Its priority continues to this day under New Jersey Transit, Brick Church having more train service than either Orange or East Orange.

[edit] References

  • Thomas T Taber and Thomas T Taber III (1977-1980). The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Muncy, PA: Thomas T Taber III. no ISBN available.  (two volumes).