North Newark station
North Newark | |||||||||||||||||||||
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side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1705 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1873[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 26, 1986[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| August 1889 | 1873 station depot razed[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1970 | 1889 station depot burned[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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North Newark was a former
Railroad service through northern part Newark began on January 1, 1873 with the introduction of the
Station layout
| Platform level | Side platform, doors opened on the right | |
| Outbound and Inbound | ← Boonton Line weekdays toward Dover or Netcong (Rowe Street) | Boonton Line weekdays toward Hoboken (Arlington) → | |
| Side platform, doors opened on the right | ||
History
Railroad service through the Woodside section of Newark began to come together with the incorporation of the Montclair Railway on March 18, 1867 to build a railway from the Hudson River waterfront at Jersey City to the municipality of Montclair in Essex County.[7] The railway opened on January 1, 1873, when the 43 miles (69 km) railroad opened service from Jersey City to Monks Castle in West Milford.[8] Two stations were established in the city of Newark, one at North Newark and one then known as Montgomery.[9]
The railroad demolished the 1873-built station depot at North Newark in August 1889 for the construction of a new station depot on the site.[4] The new station was a three-story wooden depot on the eastbound platform. This depot would include the waiting room and ticket office, along with a residential dwelling.[5]
A trolley opened in July 1894 that connected rail service at North Newark station to the center of Newark at Broad and Market Streets as competition to the
On November 29, 1962, it was announced that the Greenwood Lake Division and the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Boonton Branch would be merged, operating service between Hoboken Terminal and Dover. Dwight R.G. Palmer, the Commissioner of the New Jersey State Highway Department, noted that North Newark station would benefit from the merge, opening access to those who commuted to jobs in Newark.[11] On March 6, 1963, Palmer announced that new train schedules had been approved for the merged service.[12] The new service began on October 27, 1963.[13]
The 1889-built North Newark station depot caught fire in June 1970. The majority of the station was lost, save for the canopy overhanging the platform. The
On March 17, 1986, NJ Transit announced that they would discontinue service at the North Newark station on April 26 due to low ridership along with the Grant Avenue station in Plainfield, Union County.[3]
Passenger service on the railroad ended on September 20, 2002 when NJ Transit prepared to open the
Bibliography
- Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.
- Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 1: New Jersey. ISBN 1582481830.
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Catlin 1873, p. 33.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Notes About Town". The Montclair Times. August 3, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Yanosey 2006, p. 68.
- ^ Catlin 1873, p. 15.
- ^ The State, Mayor and Alderman of Jersey City, Prosecutors v. The Montclair Railway Company, 35 N.J.L., 328 (New Jersey Supreme Court February 1872) ("The railway company was incorporated March 18th, 1867, with power to build a railway from Montclair, in the county of Essex, to the Hudson river at the Pavonia ferry, or at the Hoboken ferry, or between the said ferries.").
- ^ Catlin 1873, p. 49.
- ^ Catlin 1873, pp. 21–22.
- ^ "To Newark Via the Greenwood Lake". The Montclair Times. July 21, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erie Gets O.K. to Reroute Trains on Its Boonton Line". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. November 30, 1962. p. 43. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erie Main Line Trains to be Rerouted April 1". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. March 6, 1963. p. 45. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erie Changes Boonton Line Route Sunday". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. October 24, 1963. p. 27. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures" (Press release). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Tully, Tracey (September 16, 2022). "31 Bridges, 2 Cities, 6 Towns: Greenway Is New Jersey's High Line". The New York Times. p. A16. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 1, 2022). "Overview map of Broadway and Verona Avenue in Newark" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
