Walnut Street station (NJ Transit) explained

Walnut Street
Style:NJ Transit
Address:25 Depot Square
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Coordinates:40.8173°N -74.2098°W
Platform:2 low level side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:198 spots in 4 lots
Bicycle:parking rack
Passengers:1,208 (average weekday)[1] [2]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:January 1, 1873
Rebuilt:October 27, 1953[3]
Electrified:September 30, 2002
Accessible:no
Code:1737[4]
Years1:July 1, 1981
Events1:Station agency closed[5]
Zone:5
Former:Montclair[6]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
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Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair) is a New Jersey Transit station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall.

The station house, built in 1953, has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016. This restaurant has since closed, and the building has been unoccupied since 2020.

History

Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the Erie Railroad's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished.[3] On October 23, 1973, a freight train derailed at the station.[7] The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not accessible. The station is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district.[8]

Bibliography

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 . live . April 19, 2013.
  2. News: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. 2018-07-18. en.
  3. News: Walnut Street Station Opens . January 28, 2019 . The Montclair Times . October 29, 1953 . 1, 15. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  5. News: Township's Position Clairified on Railroad Property Proposals . March 11, 2019 . The Montclair Times . June 18, 1981 . 15. Newspapers.com.
  6. Book: Images of America: Montclair. Arcadia Publishing. Mount Pleasant, SC. 9780738513492. 24. Shepard, Royal F.. Shepard, Elizabeth . April 20, 2024 .
  7. News: Cook. Joan. 11-Car Night Derailment Damages Bloomfield Home. October 23, 1973. The New York Times. April 3, 2020. en-US. 0362-4331.
  8. http://www.njtransit.com/rg_spr_station_detail.jsp?Parking=P&Ticketing=T&Bike=B&stationName=Walnut%20Street&atisId=152+++++ Walnut Street