Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)

Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair[6]) is a New Jersey Transit station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall.

Walnut Street
Walnut Street station in February 2015.
Location	25 Depot Square Montclair, NJ 07042
Coordinates	40.8173°N 74.2098°W / 40.8173; -74.2098
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 low level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	DeCamp: 33
Construction
Parking	198 spots in 4 lots
Bicycle facilities	parking rack
Disabled access	no
Other information
Station code	1737[1]
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	January 1, 1873[2][3][4]
Rebuilt	October 27, 1953[5]
Electrified	September 30, 2002
Previous names	Montclair[6]
Key dates
July 1, 1981	Station agency closed[7]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	1,208 (average weekday)[8][9]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Bay Street toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Boonton Line until 2002 Benson Street toward Hoboken Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Watchung Avenue toward Wanaque–Midvale or Sterling Forest New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Glen Ridge toward Jersey City

The station house, built in 1953, has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016.

History

The former Erie Plaza station in Montclair as viewed in 1909. This station was demolished in 1953

Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the Erie Railroad's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair.[6] In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished.[5] On October 23, 1973, a freight train derailed at the station.[10] The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not accessible. The station is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district.[11]

Ground/ Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays toward Montclair University or Hackettstown (Watchung Avenue)
	Inbound	←      Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken or New York (Bay Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Ticket machine and parking

Bibliography

• Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G. (1999). Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand. Fordham, New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823219544.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York, New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. Retrieved February 6, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. Catlin 1873, p. 33.
3. Whittemore 1894, p. 47.
4. Baxter & Adams 1999, p. 147.
5. "Walnut Street Station Opens". The Montclair Times. October 29, 1953. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved January 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Shepard, Royal F.; Shepard, Elizabeth. Images of America: Montclair. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9780738513492.
7. "Township's Position Clairified on Railroad Property Proposals". The Montclair Times. June 18, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
9. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
10. Cook, Joan (October 23, 1973). "11‐Car Night Derailment Damages Bloomfield Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
11. Walnut Street, New Jersey Transit, accessed April 27, 2007.

External links

• Media related to Walnut Street (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons