- Morristown (NJT station)
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Morristown 
Front entrance of station, 2008Station statistics Address 122 Morris St.
Morristown, NJ 07076Lines Connections NJT Bus: 871, 872, 873, 874, 880
Community Coach: 77Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Parking 455 spaces Other information Opened November 3, 1913 Accessible 
Fare zone 14 Traffic Passengers (2010) 2,014 (average weekday) 
2.14%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 HobokenDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (a.k.a. Morristown Railroad Station)
Location: Morristown, New Jersey, USA Coordinates: 40°47′50″N 74°28′27″W / 40.79722°N 74.47417°WCoordinates: 40°47′50″N 74°28′27″W / 40.79722°N 74.47417°W NRHP Reference#: - 80002514
Added to NRHP: 1980 Morristown is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Morristown Line. It is located in Morristown and 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 7 days a week. The station's interior was featured in Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" video (1984).[1] 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 located here.
Morristown received ADA mini-high level platforms in 2005 to make the station handicapped accessible. The eastbound ramp is located near Morris Street and the westbound ramp is located just west of the old freight house. Morristown station has 455 parking spaces spread across three different lots located near the station.
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History
A predecessor station was the terminus of the Morris and Essex Railroad, using the same railbed, constructed in 1835.[2]
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 Lackawanna and Erie Lackawanna railway companies from the 1930s-1960s. The 1913-built Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station house has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.[3]
See also
Gallery
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Train approaching station
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Interior
Footnotes
- ^ Cyndi Lauper (1984). Time After Time (music video). BMG Music. Event occurs at 3:40. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5LmQmQZqg. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
- ^ Morris County Listings of the National Register of Historic Places
External links
- NJT rail station information page for Morristown
- DepartureVision real time train information for Morristown
- Morris and Essex Line schedule (Morristown Line & Gladstone Branch)
- Morris Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Lafayette Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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- New Jersey Transit stations
- Railway stations opened in 1913
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Stations along Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad lines
- Buildings and structures in Morris County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Morris County, New Jersey
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