Orange station (NJ Transit)

Orange is an active commuter railroad train station in the city of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. One of two stops in the city (along with Highland Avenue), it is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines: the Morristown Line to Hackettstown and the Gladstone Branch to Gladstone for trains from New York Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal. Orange station contains two low-level side platforms and three tracks.

Orange
Dover-bound train approaches, in April 2015
General information
Location52 Lincoln Avenue, Orange, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 21, 24, 41, 44, 71, 73, 79, and 92
Intercity Bus Community Coach: 77
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone4[1]
History
OpenedNovember 19, 1836[2]
ElectrifiedSeptember 22, 1930[3]
Passengers
20171,401 (average weekday)[4][5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Highland Avenue
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch
weekdays
 Brick Church
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Highland Avenue
toward Hackettstown
 Morristown Line
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Highland Avenue
toward Buffalo
 Main Line Brick Church
toward Hoboken
Orange Station
The station depot at Orange.
Orange station (NJ Transit) is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Orange station (NJ Transit)
Orange station (NJ Transit) is located in New Jersey
Orange station (NJ Transit)
Orange station (NJ Transit) is located in the United States
Orange station (NJ Transit)
Location73 Lincoln Avenue, Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates40°46′18″N 74°14′2″W
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1918
ArchitectNies, F. J.
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002665[6]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

Orange station opened on November 19, 1836, with the opening of the Morris and Essex Railroad from Newark to Orange. The station served as the western terminus of the line until September 28, 1837, when the railroad started operations west to Madison station.[7] The current station depots and overhangs were built in 1918 with the elevation of tracks through the city by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The station depot at Orange station were added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

History

The brick station and nearby freight terminal were built in 1918. The station building has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[8][9]

Station layout

Both platforms have walkways over their respective track allowing passengers to access Track 1, though trains on Track 1 do not typically stop at this station.

Ground/
platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 3 ←      Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown (Highland Avenue)
←      Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone (Highland Avenue)
Track 1 ←           Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch do not stop here →
Track 2 ←           Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch toward Hoboken or New York (Brick Church) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Station building, ticket machines, parking

See also

Bibliography
  • Douglass, A.M. (1912). The Railroad Trainman, Volume 29. Cleveland, Ohio: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  • Walker, Herbert T. (1902). "Early History of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and it's Locomotives - Part 2: The Morris and Essex Railroad". Railroad Gazette. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

References
  1. "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.
  2. Douglass 1912, p. 339.
  3. "Edison Pilots First Electric Train Over Orange-Hoboken Route". The Passaic Daily News. September 22, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. Walker 1902, p. 409.
  8. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey

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