Watchung Avenue (NJT station)

Watchung Avenue

The Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station
Location 396 Park Street
Montclair, New Jersey, 07042
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
Platforms 2 low-level side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections NJT Bus: 28
DeCamp: 66
Construction
Parking 95 permit spots
Bicycle facilities No Bicycle racks
Other information
Station code 1739 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone 5
History
Opened 1873
Rebuilt 1904
Electrified 30 September 2002
Previous names Park Street
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 746 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Hackettstown
Montclair-Boonton Line
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Montclair
New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad
Upper Montclair
toward Sterling Forest
Watchung Avenue Station
The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014.
Location Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°WCoordinates: 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
Governing body State
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference # 84002674[3]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984

Watchung Avenue Station 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.[4] The station was featured in a scene from the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen starring Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

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