- Chatham (NJT station)
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Chatham 
View east along tracks from north platformStation statistics Address Railroad Plaza & Fairmount Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928Coordinates 40°44′24.6″N 74°23′6.2″W / 40.740167°N 74.385056°WCoordinates: 40°44′24.6″N 74°23′6.2″W / 40.740167°N 74.385056°W Lines Connections NJT Bus: 873 Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Parking 420 spaces Bicycle facilities yes Other information Opened January 1, 1838 Electrified 1931 Fare zone 10 Traffic Passengers (2010) 1,471 (average weekday) 
3.26%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 HobokenChatham is a railway station in Chatham, New Jersey. A commuter rail station, Chatham receives rail service from statewide provider New Jersey Transit on its Morristown Line, a branch of the Morris & Essex Lines. Trains on the Morristown Line go to both Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station.
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History
Chatham station opened on January 1, 1838 along with other stations on the Morris and Essex Railroad between Orange (at one time the western terminus of the line) and Morristown. During the beginnings of the rail in the area, Chatham was the home of a relatively well-utilised and large rail yard because of the steep grades in the surrounding area.[1] In the early 1900s, the station was mainly used by vacationers from New York City who came to Chatham to experience what was then considered a beautiful town away from the bustling city.[2] A new elevated station was built in 1914. The train station would later prove a vital role in Chatham's continual population increases.[3] In 1929, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the owners of the railway at the time, spent $100 million to electrify the Morris & Essex lines. This meant that Chatham station would be electrified and would be served by electric trains, some of the first in the United States.[4] During summer 2007, operator New Jersey Transit replaced the tracks at Chatham along with those on the rest of the Morristown Line, upgrading them to have more advanced and reliable concrete ties rather than older wooden types.[5] The exterior of the station recently went under renovation. Some of the renovations the station got included a new paint job and a new roof.[6]
Current train service
Chatham is located on New Jersey Transit's Morristown Line of the Morris & Essex Lines. The station receives traffic bound for and coming from both of New Jersey Transit's main terminals: Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station. Trains bound eastward towards these two nodes arrive in an alternating fashion at Chatham, so as though a Hoboken bound train will be followed by a New York bound train. Service is relatively frequent, with morning rush hour trains arriving at intervals of as little as six minutes. During off-peak hours, trains heading towards each node come at hourly gaps, meaning a train arrives at Chatham almost every thirty minutes during non-rush hour times. This amount of service is only comparable to that of the Northeast Corridor Line.[7]
References
- ^ The DL&W railroad Jersey Central Chapter Retrieved 2007-08-19
- ^ Chatham, NJ description, history, and services Chatham information site Retrieved 2007-08-12
- ^ History of Chatham Township Chatham Township official site Retrieved 2007-08-19
- ^ Electrified D. L. & W. Time magazine archives Retrieved 2007-08-12
- ^ "NJ Transit Replacing Rail Ties Along Morristown Line" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. 2007-07-12. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2343. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ "NJ Transit Approves Exterior Work on Chatham Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. 2009-06-10. http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2519. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Northeast Corridor Line timetable New Jersey Transit official site Retrieved 2007-08-17
External links
Categories:- Railway stations opened in 1914
- New Jersey Transit stations
- Stations along Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad lines
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