Morristown station

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Morristown station is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line, serving the town of Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. Construction of the historic station began in 1912 and the facility opened November 3, 1913. A station agent and waiting room are available weekdays. The station's interior was featured in Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" video in 1984.[8] Just west of the station, at Baker Interlocking, the Morristown and Erie Railway branches off the NJT line. The M&E's offices and shop are here.

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Morristown
The station building in 2012
General information
Location132 Morris Street
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport NJ Transit Bus: 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 880
Bus transport Community Coach: 77
Construction
Parking455 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code430 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone14
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1838[2]
RebuiltNovember 3, 1913
ElectrifiedDecember 18, 1930[3]
Passengers
20171,822 (average weekday)[4][5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Morris Plains Morristown Line Convent Station
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Morris Plains
toward Buffalo
Main Line Convent Station
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Morristown and Erie Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Monroe–Cedar Knolls
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station, also known as Morristown Railroad Station
Morristown station is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Morristown station
Morristown station is located in New Jersey
Morristown station
Morristown station is located in the United States
Morristown station
Coordinates40°47′50″N 74°28′27″W
ArchitectFrank J. Nies
Architectural styleItalian Villa
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.80002514[6]
NJRHP No.2186[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1980
Designated NJRHPOctober 26, 1979
Location
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Morristown received accessible mini-high level platforms in 2005 to make the station handicapped accessible. The eastbound ramp is near Morris Street and the westbound ramp is just west of the old freight house. Morristown station has 455 parking spaces spread across three different lots near the station.

History

A predecessor station was the terminus of the Morris and Essex Railroad, using the same railbed, constructed in 1835.[9]

Ultimately the line extended to the east to Hoboken and the Hudson River connecting to New York by ferry.[citation needed]

The line was previously used by a series of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Erie Lackawanna railway companies from the 19th century until the 1960s. The Morristown and Erie Railroad (not to be confused with the Morris and Essex) operated passenger service to Essex Fells until 1928.[10] In earlier years long distance trains, such as the Chicagoan and the Lackawanna Limited, stopped at the station on their trips west.[11] Since 1947, main line interstate trains going west beyond Dover station bypassed the station.[12] However, in spring 2021, Amtrak announced plans for potential New YorkScranton route. Amtrak included Morristown station as an intermediate stop between Summit station and Dover station.[13]

In 1913, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station house was built, designed by Frank J. Nies. In 1980, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Station layout

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

See also

Bibliography

  • Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen (1913). The Conductor and Brakeman, Volume 30. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

References

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