Dover station (NJ Transit) explained

Dover
Style:NJ Transit
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Address:7 East Dickerson Street,
Dover, New Jersey 07801
Other: NJT Bus: 875, 880
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Hourly and reserved
Opened:July 31, 1848
Rebuilt:November 1, 1901[1]
Electrified:January 22, 1931[2]
Accessible:Yes
Code:38 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[3]
Owned:NJ Transit
Zone:17[4]
Passengers:983 (average weekday)[5] [6]
Pass Year:2017
Other Services Header:Former services
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (a.k.a. Dover Railroad Station)
Location:Dover, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates:40.8836°N -74.5556°W
Built:1902
Added:May 23, 1980
Area:0.6acres
Refnum:80002511
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:February 1, 1980
Designated Other1 Number:2109[7]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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Dover is an active commuter railroad train station in the town of Dover, Morris County, New Jersey. Located at the end of electric service, Dover station serves as a secondary terminal of NJ Transit's Morristown and Montclair-Boonton Lines. Non-electric service continues west to Hackettstown on both lines. The next station to the west is Mount Arlington while the next station to the east is Denville. Dover station consists of a single island platform, accessible for the handicapped.

The first train in Dover arrived on July 31, 1848, with the extension of the Morris and Essex Railroad from Rockaway, which opened just 27 days prior. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad constructed the current station depot on Dickerson Street in 1901, opening on November 1. The station depot joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History

On July 31, 1848, the first train rolled into Dover over the Morris & Essex Railroad. In 1863, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) acquired the Morris & Essex line. On November 1, 1901, this new Lackawanna Station was opened in Dover with the arrival of the Buffalo Express at 3:00 p.m. It was met by a citizens' committee and the Dover Cornet Band. After the dedication ceremonies, a dinner was served at the Mansion House Hotel.

Station layout and services

Both the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line serve this station, with service to Hoboken or to New York City via Midtown Direct. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, no trains travel further west than Dover.

There is a single center high center platform and a ticket agent in the building 7 days a week. A NJ Transit rail yard is located east of the station.

Most outbound Morristown Line and some Montclair-Boonton Line trains currently terminate at this station, as Dover is the end of electrification. Diesel service continues west to the terminus at Hackettstown.

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. News: Personal and Pertinent . February 24, 2020 . The Scranton Times . October 29, 1901 . 4. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Electric Line Finished . January 31, 2021 . . January 22, 1931 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
  3. List of Station Numbers . . 1952 . 1 .
  4. Web site: Morris and Essex Timetables. NJ Transit Rail Operations. November 27, 2010. November 7, 2010. Newark, New Jersey. September 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904234953/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0040.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis . NJ Transit . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf . April 19, 2013 . dead .
  6. News: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. 2018-07-18. en.
  7. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 15 . December 28, 2020 .

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