Watchung Avenue station explained

Watchung Ave.
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Address:396 Park Street
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Platform:2 low-level side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:95 permit spots
Bicycle:No bicycle racks
Opened:January 1, 1873
Rebuilt:March 19, 1901[1] –1904
Electrified:September 30, 2002
Code:1739 (Erie Railroad)[2]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:5
Former:Park Street (January 1, 1873–March 31, 1919[3])
Passengers:802 (average weekday)[4] [5]
Pass Year:2017
Other Services Header:Former services
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Watchung Avenue Station
Location:Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates:40.8296°N -74.2071°W
Built:1873
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:June 22, 1984
Area:1.5acres
Refnum:84002674
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Watchung Avenue (known as Park Street until April 1, 1919) is a New Jersey Transit station at the intersection of Watchung Avenue, Watchung Plaza, and Park Street in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The Watchung Avenue station is on an elevated embankment between Watchung Plaza and Park Street. The outbound platform faces the plaza, while the inbound platform and the station house are on the Park Street side. The station house has a waiting room with a bathroom and a former post office and ticket booth. Service to and from this station is weekdays (Monday to Friday) only, with all service stopping at intermediate points.[6]

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not wheelchair accessible.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Ziobro . Paul A. . Rehab Project Slated for Watchung Station . January 30, 2019 . The Montclair Times . April 8, 2004 . A9. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  3. News: Watchung is Back Again. February 13, 2018. The New York Sun. March 31, 1919. 9.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Kiefer. Eric. February 21, 2018. How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?. Hoboken Patch. 2018-07-18. en.
  6. Web site: Montclair-Boonton Line. New Jersey Transit. March 23, 2015. July 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100728054346/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf. dead.