Mountain Avenue station

Mountain Avenue is an active commuter railroad station in the township of Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey. Serving trains of NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line, Mountain Avenue is one of six stops in the municipality. The next station to the south/east (towards Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station) is Upper Montclair. The next station to the north/west (towards Hackettstown) is Montclair Heights. Mountain Avenue contains two low-level side platforms. The station depot built by the Erie Railroad stands on the inbound platform, offering a waiting room for commuters. Part of the depot is also leased by the municipality for a residence.[9]

Not to be confused with Mountain Station.
Mountain Avenue
An afternoon train leaving Mountain Avenue station in February 2015. The 1893 station depot, constructed by the Erie Railroad is on the left.
General information
Location14 Laurel Place, Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates40.8488°N 74.2054°W / 40.8488; -74.2054
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 low level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 28
Construction
Parking23 spots
Bicycle facilitiesparking racks
Other information
Station code1743 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone6
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1873[2][3][4]
Rebuilt1893
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 2002
Key dates
1959Station agency closed[5]
Passengers
2017133 (average weekday)[6][7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Montclair Heights
toward Hackettstown
 Montclair-Boonton Line
weekdays
 Upper Montclair
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Montclair Heights
toward Sterling Forest
 New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Upper Montclair
toward Jersey City
Mountain Avenue Station
The station depot at Mountain Avenue, constructed by the Erie Railroad.
Mountain Avenue station is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Mountain Avenue station
Location451 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates40°50′57″N 74°12′21″W
Area0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMordercai, A.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002654[8]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

Mountain Avenue station debuted with the opening of passenger service on the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad on January 1, 1873. The current station depot opened in 1893, maintaining an agent until 1959.[5]

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible. Weekend service is not provided.

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

Bibliography
  • Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G. (1999). Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand. Fordham, New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823219544.
  • Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.
  • Shaw, William H. (1884). History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. Vol. 2. Essex County, New Jersey: Everts & Peck.
  • Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York, New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. Catlin 1873, p. 33.
  3. Whittemore 1894, p. 47.
  4. Baxter & Adams 1999, p. 147.
  5. "Erie Station Plan Draws Opposition". The Montclair Times. September 24, 1959. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. Weiss, Jennifer (February 13, 2008). "The station agents: Mother, daughter call Montclair depot home". The Star-Ledger. Montclair, New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers. Retrieved July 5, 2010.


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