Madison station (NJ Transit)

Madison
View east from south (eastbound) platform
Owned by NJ Transit
Line(s)
  Morristown Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections NJ Transit Bus: 873
Construction
Parking roughly 60 spaces, 5 handicapped
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 11
History
Opened January 1, 1838
Rebuilt January 1, 1879,[1] 1915–April 17, 1916[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 1,536 (average weekday)[3][4]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Hackettstown
Morristown Line
  Former services  
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
toward Buffalo
Main Line
toward Hoboken
Madison Station
Southern side, 2007
Location Madison, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40°45′25.3″N 74°24′54.7″W / 40.757028°N 74.415194°W / 40.757028; -74.415194Coordinates: 40°45′25.3″N 74°24′54.7″W / 40.757028°N 74.415194°W / 40.757028; -74.415194
Built 1916
Architect Frank J. Nies
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference # 84002764[5]

Madison is a NJ Transit station in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, along the Morristown Line. The station was built in 1916 after the local government passed an ordinance for $159,000 with the cooperation of the D.L. & W.R.R. in the planning of the depot. Mrs. D. Willis James financed much of the road grading caused by the track elevation. The tracks were elevated through the downtown and no established roadways were hindered by crossing delays. The station included baggage and cargo facilities readily accessible by wagons as well as the stationmaster offices, a newsstand, and waiting facilities featuring extensive banks of high-backed wooden seating. Weeping Mulberry trees were planted among the landscaping and in natural areas in the parking area. In 1984, the station was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][5][7]

Madison station, pre-1916

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a mini-high and low-level side platform.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ← Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown (Convent Station)
Track 2 Morristown Line toward Hoboken or New York (Chatham) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Station building, ticket machine and parking

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1981). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century. 2. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. p. 749. ISBN 0-9603398-3-3.
  2. ↑ Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1980). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century. 1. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. p. 96-97. ISBN 0-9603398-2-5.
  3. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. 1 2 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Madison New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  7. ↑ Morris County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

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