Watchung Avenue 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)
  Montclair-Boonton Line
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 September 30, 2002
Previous names Park Street (1873–March 31, 1919[2])
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 802 (average weekday)[3][4]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Hackettstown
Montclair-Boonton Line
  Former services  
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
toward Sterling Forest
New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad
toward Jersey City
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°W / 40.8296000; -74.2070500Coordinates: 40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°W / 40.8296000; -74.2070500
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1873
Architectural style Renaissance
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference # 84002674[5]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984

Watchung Avenue (known as Park Street until April 1, 1919) 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.[6]

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ← Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Montclair University or Hackettstown (Upper Montclair)
Inbound Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken or New York (Walnut Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Station building, ticket machine and parking

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Watchung is Back Again". The New York Sun. March 31, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". 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. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  6. ↑ "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved March 23, 2015.


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