Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)
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 Walnut Street station in February 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
25 Depot Square Montclair, NJ 07042 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′02″N 74°12′35″W / 40.8173°N 74.2098°WCoordinates: 40°49′02″N 74°12′35″W / 40.8173°N 74.2098°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 low level side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
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| Parking | 198 spots in 4 lots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | parking rack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1737[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 30, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Montclair[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2017) | 1,208 (average weekday)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair[2]) is a New Jersey Transit station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall.
The station house has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016.
History
Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the Erie Railroad's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair.[2] It is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district.[5] In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. In 1973 a freight train derailed at the station. The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.
Station layout
The station's low-level side platforms are not accessible.
| Ground/ Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Montclair University or Hackettstown (Watchung Avenue) | |
| Inbound | Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken or New York (Bay Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Street level | Ticket machine and parking | |
References
- ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Shepard, Royal F.; Shepard, Elizabeth. Images of America: Montclair. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9780738513492.
- ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ↑ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ Walnut Street, New Jersey Transit, accessed April 27, 2007.
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