Montclair State University station

Montclair State University, signed as Montclair State University Station at Little Falls, is a NJ Transit rail station on Clove Road near U.S. Route 46 and the Montclair State University campus in the Great Notch area of Little Falls, New Jersey on the Montclair-Boonton Line.^[5][2] The station opened in 2004.

Montclair State University Station at Little Falls
Montclair State University station parking deck
General information
Coordinates	40.8695°N 74.1975°W / 40.8695; -74.1975
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1 high level island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MSU campus shuttles
Construction
Parking	1530 spots
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	April 28, 2003 (unofficial)[1] October 20, 2004 (official)[2]
Electrified	yes
Passengers
2017	583 (average weekday)[3][4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Little Falls limited service toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays Montclair Heights toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Great Notch toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line until January 17, 2010 Montclair Heights toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Location

History

The station opened on October 20, 2004, and was built for $26 million,^[6] following the completion of the Montclair Connection. Although the station itself was not officially open, a temporary platform was built to allow the under-construction station to serve one of its main purposes as the Montclair-Boonton Line's primary transfer station.

Station layout and service

The Montclair State University station platform has screens which relate the departure and arrival times and destinations of trains.

The parking garage as seen from the platform.

The station has two tracks and one sheltered, high-level island platform with an elevated walkway over the tracks connectied to the parking deck and college campus. The station is equipped with ticket machines and DepartureVision monitors displaying train statuses. It is handicapped accessible as the platform is fully elevated and elevators are available in addition to stairs. The station was intended to be a park-and-ride, near a highway and with a large parking deck.

There is no direct bus service; the university bus stop is on the opposite side of campus near the Montclair Heights station. Campus shuttles, however, do serve the station.

All Montclair-Boonton Line trains alight at this station. Midtown Direct service to New York Penn Station terminates here, as the line west of the nearby yard is not electrified. The station is a major transfer point for riders because many trains terminate here, it is the first station on the line with service to New York Penn Station, and it is the first local stop of express trains.

Montclair State University is not served on weekends, with weekend service on the line terminating at Bay Street.^[7]

References

1. "Rail Schedules to Change". The Montclair Times. April 24, 2003. p. A2. Retrieved May 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Montclair State University Station And 1,500-Spot Parking Deck Officially Opens: "See More Spots" marketing campaign begins". New Jersey Transit. October 20, 2004. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
4. Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
5. "Station Information: Montclair State University". New Jersey Transit. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
6. "NJ Transit Awards Contract For New Train Station At Montclair State University: $26 Million Project will Support New Direct Rail Service to New York". New Jersey Transit. June 12, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2009. The NJ Transit Board of Directors today awarded a $26 million contract to Prismatic Development Corporation of Plainfield, NJ, to design and build a new station, a 1,300-space parking facility and traffic improvements near Montclair State University (MSU) on the Boonton Line in Little Falls.
7. Job, Gail; Moskovitz, Jade (January 26, 2009). "Montclair-Booton Line Extends its Trail: MSU Not on the Stop List". The Montclarion (MSU newspaper). Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

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