Watchung Avenue (NJT station)

Watchung Avenue
The Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station
Location	396 Park Street Montclair, New Jersey, 07042
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Montclair-Boonton Line
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 28 DeCamp: 66
Construction
Parking	95 permit spots
Bicycle facilities	No Bicycle racks
Other information
Station code	1739 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1904
Electrified	30 September 2002
Previous names	Park Street
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	746 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Upper Montclair toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Walnut Street toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Montclair toward Pavonia Terminal New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad Upper Montclair toward Sterling Forest
Watchung Avenue Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Watchung Avenue station depot in December 2014.
Location	Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates	40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°WCoordinates: 40°49′46.56″N 74°12′25.38″W / 40.8296000°N 74.2070500°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1873
Architectural style	Renaissance
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference #	84002674[3]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

Watchung Avenue 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.^[4]

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
3. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. "Montclair-Boonton Line" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

External links

Media related to Watchung Avenue (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• NJT rail station information page for Watchung Avenue
• DepartureVision real time train information for Watchung Avenue
• Montclair-Boonton Line schedule