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Walnut Street (NJT station)
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Walnut Street is a New Jersey Transit
station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey
along the Montclair-Boonton Line
. This is the most used station on the Montclair-Boonton Line.
Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair Branch section of the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market
in its parking lot during from the summer to the early fall. The station has a restaurant, the "Erie Saloon" in the station house.
, the station was the Erie Railroad
's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Erie Plaza. It is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. In 1973 a freight train derailed at the station. The Montclair Connection
, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
along the Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
. This is the most used station on the Montclair-Boonton Line.
Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair Branch section of the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market
Farmers' market
A farmers' market consists of individual vendors—mostly farmers—who set up booths, tables or stands, outdoors or indoors, to sell produce, meat products, fruits and sometimes prepared foods and beverages...
in its parking lot during from the summer to the early fall. The station has a restaurant, the "Erie Saloon" in the station house.
History
Built in 1873 by the Montclair RailwayNew York and Greenwood Lake Railway (1878–1943)
The New York and Greenwood Lake Railway owned a line between Croxton, Jersey City, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York.The railroad was formed by combining the Montclair Railway, from Montclair, New Jersey to Jersey City, and the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad, from Montclair to...
, the station was the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Erie Plaza. It is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. In 1973 a freight train derailed at the station. The Montclair Connection
Montclair Connection
The Montclair Connection is a short section of double-track New Jersey Transit rail connecting the former end of the Montclair Branch at Bay Street Station to the old Boonton Line southeast of Walnut Street Station. It opened on Monday, September 30, 2002, at a cost of $60,000,000...
, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.