Arlington station (NJ Transit)

Arlington is an abandoned train station in the Arlington section of Kearny, New Jersey. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Hackettstown. Train service was discontinued on September 20, 2002 when the Montclair Connection was opened.[4]

Arlington
The site of the former Arlington station as viewed near Garafola Place.
LocationForest Street railroad crossing, Kearny, New Jersey
Owned byNorfolk Southern
Line(s)
  Boonton Line
Platformsground-level
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Disabled access1701 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Opened1899 (1899)[2]
ClosedSeptember 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)
Previous namesConrail, New Jersey Transit
Traffic
Passengers (2002)137[3]
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Rowe Street
toward Hackettstown
 Boonton Line Hoboken
Terminus
North Newark
toward Hackettstown
 Boonton Line
until April 26, 1986
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
West Arlington
toward Wanaque–Midvale or Sterling Forest
 New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Jersey City
Terminus

See also
  • Benson Street – First of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
  • Rowe Street – Second of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
  • West Arlington station – Second of two stations in Arlington for the Erie Lackawanna Railway.

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
  3. Jung, C. Rae (October 30, 2002). "Commuters Want Old Train Line Reinstated". The South Bergenite. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
Arlington station in 1910 during its days as an Erie station


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