Watchung Avenue (NJT station)
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 The Watchung Avenue station as a train enters the station |
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| Address | 580 Park Street Montclair, New Jersey, 07042 |
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| Connections |  NJT Bus: 28 DeCamp: 66 |
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| Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 95 permit spots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No Bicycle racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 30 September 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | 1739 (Erie Railroad)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Formerly | Park Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 698 (average weekday)  6.73% |
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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. The station was featured in a scene from the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen starring Lindsey Lohan and Megan Fox.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Montclair-Boonton Line Schedule, New Jersey Transit, accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainSchedulesFrom To-from train schedules, New Jersey Transit, accessed June 6, 2008.
[edit] External links
- NJT rail station information page for Watchung Avenue
- DepartureVision real time train information for Watchung Avenue
- Montclair-Boonton Line schedule
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