Morristown station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Morristown
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The station building in 2012
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Location | 122 Morris St. Morristown, New Jersey 07960 |
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | NJT Bus: 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 880 Community Coach: 77 |
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Parking | 455 spaces | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | 430 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 14 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | January 1, 1838 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 3, 1913 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | December 18, 1930 | ||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017) | 1,822 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (a.k.a. Morristown Railroad Station)
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NRHP reference No. | 80002514 | ||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | 1980 |
Morristown is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line, located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. Construction of the historic station began in 1912 and the facility opened November 3, 1913. A station agent and waiting room are available weekdays. The station's interior was featured in Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" video in 1984. Just west of the station, at Baker Interlocking the Morristown & Erie Railway branches off the NJT line. The M&E's offices and shop are here.
Morristown received ADA mini-high level platforms in 2005 to make the station handicapped accessible. The eastbound ramp is near Morris Street and the westbound ramp is just west of the old freight house. Morristown station has 455 parking spaces spread across three different lots near the station.
History
A predecessor station was the terminus of the Morris and Essex Railroad, using the same railbed, constructed in 1835.
Ultimately the line extended to the east to the Hudson River connecting to New York by Ferry.
The line was previously used by a series of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and Erie Lackawanna railway companies from the 1930s until the 1960s. The 1913-built Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station house was designed by Frank J. Nies and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.
Station layout
The station has two tracks, each with a mini-high and low-level side platform.
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Track 1 | ← Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown (Morris Plains) | |
Track 2 | Morristown Line toward Hoboken or New York (Convent Station) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Street level | Station building, ticket machine and parking |