Millington station explained

Millington
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Address:1931 Long Hill Road, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07946
Tracks:1
Parking:114 spaces on Old Mill Road
Passengers:131 (average weekday)[1] [2]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:January 29, 1872[3]
Rebuilt:1901[4]
Years1:July 1, 1981
Events1:Station agency closed[5]
Electrified:January 6, 1931[6]
Code:710 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[7]
Zone:14[8]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Nrhp:
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Millington Station
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Coordinates:40.6736°N -74.5235°W
Added:June 22, 1984
Refnum:84002767
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:March 17, 1984
Designated Other1 Number:2138
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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Marker:rail
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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.

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]

Station facilities and layout

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.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS . New Jersey Transit . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419042253/http://media.nj.com/bergen_impact/other/1Q2013.pdf . April 19, 2013 . dead .
  2. News: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. July 18, 2018. en.
  3. News: Stitcher. Felecia. 100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived. October 17, 2018. The Bernardsville News. January 27, 1972. 42. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use. October 4, 2017. The Bernardsville News. July 16, 1981. 12. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: McCrae . Sharon . Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use . March 15, 2019 . The Echoes-Sentinel . July 16, 1981 . . 1, 20. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run . January 31, 2021 . . January 7, 1931 . 1, 13. Newspapers.com.
  7. List of Station Numbers . . 1952 . 2.
  8. Web site: Morris and Essex Timetables. New Jersey 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.
  9. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . January 7, 2015.
  10. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Monmouth/state.html Monmouth County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  11. Web site: Long Hill Township 1984 Historic Guide. Thomas. Gwendolyn. 1984. Long Hill Township Historical Society. January 14, 2011. Long Hill Township, New Jersey. https://web.archive.org/web/20080827161420/http://www.longhillhistory.org/lhh_1984historic_guide.html. August 27, 2008. dead.
  12. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings in Morris County. 2011. National Park Service. January 14, 2011. Washington D.C..
  13. Web site: Station and Parking Info - Millington. 2011. New Jersey Transit. January 14, 2011. Newark, New Jersey.

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