Millington station

Millington is a NJ Transit station in the Millington section of Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, located at the intersection of Oaks Road and Division Avenue. It is served by the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, and is one of three stops in Long Hill Township.

Millington
The station at Millington, seen from across the tracks.
General information
Location1931 Long Hill Road, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07946
Platforms1 low-level side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking114 spaces on Old Mill Road
Other information
Station code710 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone14[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[3]
Rebuilt1901[4]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[5]
Key dates
July 1, 1981Station agency closed[6]
Passengers
2017131 (average weekday)[7][8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Lyons
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Stirling
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Lyons
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Stirling
toward Hoboken
Millington Station
Millington station in 1907
Millington station is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Millington station
Millington station is located in New Jersey
Millington station
Millington station is located in the United States
Millington station
Coordinates40°40′25″N 74°31′24.5″W
NRHP reference No.84002767 [9]
NJRHP No.2138[10]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location

History

This station opened on January 29, 1872.[3] The station building of stone-masonry construction was built in 1901 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and houses the Millington Station Cafe. In 1984, it 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.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Station facilities and layout
The station platform at Millington

The station has one low-level asphalt side platform that is not accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. No buses serve the station, which does not have a station shelter except for the canopy. A 114-space parking lot owned by Long Hill Township is located south of the station. The spaces are permit-only on weekdays and evenings and are free on weekends. The station also has a single ticket machine and bicycle racks.[15]

Ground/
platform level		 Street level Ticket machine and parking
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Lyons)
←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Stirling) →

See also

References
  1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use". The Bernardsville News. July 16, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. McCrae, Sharon (July 16, 1981). "Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use". The Echoes-Sentinel. Stirling, New Jersey. pp. 1, 20. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  10. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  11. Millington New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  12. Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  13. Thomas, Gwendolyn (1984). "Long Hill Township 1984 Historic Guide". Long Hill Township, New Jersey: Long Hill Township Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  14. "National Register of Historic Places Listings in Morris County". Washington D.C.: National Park Service. 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  15. "Station and Parking Info - Millington". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
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