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Coordinates: 40°50′57″N 74°12′21″W / 40.84917°N 74.20583°W / 40.84917; -74.20583
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Not to be confused with Mountain Station (NJT station).
Mountain Avenue
An afternoon train leaving Mountain Avenue station in February 2015. The 1893 station depot, constructed by the Erie Railroad is on the left.
General information
Coordinates40°50′56″N 74°12′19″W / 40.8488°N 74.2054°W / 40.8488; -74.2054
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist.
Platforms2 low level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 28
Commuter Bus DeCamp: 66
Construction
Parking23 spots
Bicycle facilitiesparking racks
Other information
Station code1743 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone6
History
OpenedAfter 1884[2]
Rebuilt1893
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 2002
Passengers
2012140 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station   NJT   Following station
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Preceding station   Erie   Following station
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Mountain Avenue Station
The station depot at Mountain Avenue, constructed by the Erie Railroad.
Mountain Avenue station is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Mountain Avenue station
Location451 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates40°50′57″N 74°12′21″W / 40.84917°N 74.20583°W / 40.84917; -74.20583
Area0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMordercai,A.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002654[4]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

Mountain Avenue is a New Jersey Transit station in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located on Upper Mountain Avenue, which gives the station its name.

The station is the fifth stop in Montclair along the line heading towards Hackettstown and Dover, and the second heading towards Hoboken Terminal. This station building, constructed in 1893, is used as a private residence, and is on lease from the railway.[5]

Weekend service is not provided.

Bibliography

  • Shaw, William H. (1884). History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. Vol. 2. Essex County, New Jersey: Everts & Peck. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Shaw 1884, p. 100.
  3. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Weiss, Jennifer (February 13, 2008). "The station agents: Mother, daughter call Montclair depot home". The Star-Ledger. Montclair, New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

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