- Convent Station (NJT station)
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Convent Station 
Station statistics Coordinates 40°46′44″N 74°26′36″W / 40.77889°N 74.44333°WCoordinates: 40°46′44″N 74°26′36″W / 40.77889°N 74.44333°W Lines Connections NJT Bus: 873, 878, 879 Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Other information Opened 1912 Owned by New Jersey Transit Fare zone 12 Traffic Passengers (2010) 1,224 (average weekday) 
9.89%Services Preceding station NJ Transit Rail Following station toward HackettstownMorristown Line toward Hoboken or New York Penn StationDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad toward BuffaloMain Line toward HobokenConvent Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Morristown Line. It is located on the grounds of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, Morris Township.
The station, built in 1912-13 has two side platforms, with the station house on the eastbound platform. A ticket office and waiting room is open weekdays. On the westbound track a brick waiting house stands. A former freight station is on the eastbound side. The main driveway into the College is located at a level crossing at the east end of the platform.
Nearby are several office complexes, including the headquarters of Honeywell to the north and Pfizer at Giralda Farms to the east. The Traction Line Recreation Trail, formerly a line of the Morris County Traction Company, runs along the northeastern side of the line.
External links
- NJT rail station information page for Convent Station
- DepartureVision real time train information for Convent Station
- Morris and Essex Line schedule (Morristown Line & Gladstone Branch)
Media related to Convent Station (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
An ALP-46A flies by Convent Station.
Categories:- New Jersey Transit stations
- Transportation in Morris County, New Jersey
- Railway stations opened in 1913
- Stations along Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad lines
- New Jersey railway station stubs
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