- Dover (NJT station)
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Dover 
Dover Station from the island platform in the center of the station.Station statistics Address Dickerson Street
Dover, New JerseyCoordinates 40°52′59″N 74°33′32″W / 40.88306°N 74.55889°WCoordinates: 40°52′59″N 74°33′32″W / 40.88306°N 74.55889°W Lines Connections NJT Bus: 872, 875, 880 Platforms 1 (island) Tracks 2 Parking Hourly and reserved Other information Opened 1902 Electrified Yes Accessible 
Owned by New Jersey Transit Fare zone 17[1] Traffic Passengers (2010) 1,557 (average weekday) 
5.33%Services Preceding station NJ Transit Rail Following station toward HackettstownMontclair-Boonton Line toward Hoboken or New York Penn StationMorristown Line Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Whartontoward BuffaloMain Line toward HobokenDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (a.k.a. Dover Railroad Station)
Location: Dover, New Jersey, USA Coordinates: 40°52′59″N 74°33′32″W / 40.88306°N 74.55889°WCoordinates: 40°52′59″N 74°33′32″W / 40.88306°N 74.55889°W Built: 1902 Architect: F.J. Nies Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 80002511[2] Added to NRHP: May 23, 1980 Dover Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Dover, New Jersey. The station was originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1901-02 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3] Both the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line serve this station, with service to Hoboken or to New York City via Midtown Direct. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, no trains travel further west than Dover.
There is a single center high center platform and a ticket agent in the building 7 days a week. A New Jersey Transit Rail Yard can be found east of the station.
Most outbound Morristown Line and some Montclair-Boonton Line trains currently terminate at this station, as Dover is the end of electrification. Diesel service continues west to the terminus at Hackettstown.
See also
References
- ^ "Morris and Essex Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0040.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-05-01. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Morris County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
External links
Media related to Dover (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons- NJT rail station information page for Dover
- DepartureVision real time train information for Dover
- County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Station from Morris Street from Google Maps Street View
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- Railway stations opened in 1902
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- Buildings and structures in Morris County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Morris County, New Jersey
- New Jersey railway station stubs
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