Mountain Avenue station explained

Mountain Avenue station should not be confused with Mountain Station.

Mountain Ave.

Style:

NJ Transit

Style2:

NJ Transit BOF

Coordinates:

40.8488°N -74.2054°W

Platform:

2 low level side platforms

Tracks:

Parking:

23 spots

Bicycle:

parking racks

Passengers:

133 (average weekday)^[1] ^[2]

Pass Year:

2017

Opened:

January 1, 1873

Rebuilt:

1893

Electrified:

September 30, 2002

Code:

1743 (Erie Railroad)^[3]

Zone:

Years1:

1959

Events1:

Station agency closed^[4]

Other Services Header:

Former services

Other Services Collapsible:

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Mountain Avenue Station
Location:	451 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40.8492°N -74.2058°W
Built:	1893
Architect:	A. Mordercai
Architecture:	Queen Anne
Added:	June 22, 1984
Area:	0.3acres
Refnum:	84002654

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Marker:	rail
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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.^[5]

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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984, as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource for New Jersey.^[6]

Station layout

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

Bibliography

Book: Adams. Arthur G.. Baxter . Raymond J. . Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand . 1999 . . . 9780823219544.
Book: Catlin . George L. . 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 . 1873 . Montclair Railway Company . New York, New York.
Book: Shaw. William H.. History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. 2. Everts & Peck. Essex County, New Jersey. 1884.
Book: Whittemore . Henry . History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity . 1894 . The Suburban Publishing Company . New York, New York . February 6, 2020.

External links

Station House from Google Maps Street View

Notes and References

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 .
News: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. 2018-07-18. en.
Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
News: Erie Station Plan Draws Opposition . March 11, 2019 . The Montclair Times . September 24, 1959 . 23. Newspapers.com.
News: The station agents: Mother, daughter call Montclair depot home. Weiss. Jennifer. February 13, 2008. The Star-Ledger. Gannett Newspapers. 5 July 2010. Montclair, New Jersey.
Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84002654}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Avenue Station ]. National Park Service. Richard . Meyer . April 1981 . With