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Boonton
The New Jersey Transit platform for Boonton in September 2014. Main Street is on the bridge above the station.
General information
LocationMain Street (CR 511) and Myrtle Avenue (US 202), Boonton, New Jersey 07005
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code29 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone14
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1867
RebuiltJune 1904–June 1, 1905
Passengers
201758 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Mountain Lakestoward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Linelimited service Towacotoward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Mountain Lakestoward Dover Boonton Branch Montvilletoward Hoboken
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The former Lackawanna Railroad depot in September 2014.
LocationMyrtle Ave., Main, and Division Sts., Boonton, NJ
Coordinates40°54′14″N 74°24′23″W / 40.90389°N 74.40639°W / 40.90389; -74.40639
Area2.5 acres (1 ha)
Built1904 (1904)
ArchitectFrank J. Nies
EngineerL. Bush
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.77000889
NJRHP No.2087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1977
Designated NJRHPOctober 19, 1976
Location

Boonton is a NJ Transit station in Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey, United States along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is located on Main Street (County Route 511), near Myrtle Avenue (U.S. Route 202) and I-287. The original 1905 station was built by architect Frank J. Nies who built other stations for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Unlike most of his stations which tended to be massive Renaissance structures, Boonton station was built as a simple Prairie House design. The station house is now a bar, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977, two years before the establishment of New Jersey Transit and six years before becoming part of their railroad division.

History

The construction of the Boonton Branch began on February 22, 1866 at a groundbreaking on the Denville section of Rockaway Township. This would be a new branch of tracks between Ketchams Switch and Boonton. The very first passenger train to Boonton came on September 5, 1867, going to New York City at 6:45 a.m. The first freight train was two weeks later, a coal train to a local mill. Boonton was the location of several iron mills and freight trains often brought supplies to the mills. The new branch was a creation of J.C. Lord, a partial owner of the Boonton Works and a director for the Morris and Essex Railroad.

In 1869, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad began construction of the Boonton, Paterson and New York Branch, which would extend the Boonton Branch to the Hudson River via Paterson, providing a new branch shorter than the nearby Erie Railroad. The extension would also add a second track to the branch and offer more freight service. By August 1869, the construction in Boonton had been completed, including the tough section of the tidewaters, along with 1 mile (1.6 km) south of that section. Extension of coal train service in September 1870 and passenger service began on December 14, 1870.

Station layout and services

Boonton station contains a single low-level side platform, located under the bridge of Main Street (County Route 511). The station contains a single brick shelter, which contains the single ticket vending machine. Bicycle racks are located on the platform behind the brick shelter. Boonton station contains a single parking lot, which contains 58 spaces, three of which are accessible for handicapped persons. The town of Boonton maintains the lot, which is paid parking until 7:00 p.m. Monday–Saturday.

The station does not have service on weekends except during holidays. Bus connections are available to NJ Transit's 871 service and Lakeland Bus Lines's 46 service.

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 1.
  2. Lyon 1873, p. 54.
  3. "Boonton's New Station". The Passaic Daily News. June 22, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Railroad Notes". The Morris County Chronicle. Morristown, New Jersey. June 6, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. "National Register Information System – (#77000889)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 1.
  9. Comstock, Sonya (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station". National Park Service. With accompanying five photos
  10. Lyon 1873, pp. 55.
  11. "Boonton Falls Trail". Borough of Mountain Lakes. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  12. Halsey 1882, p. 70.
  13. "More Railroad Extensions". The New York Times. August 14, 1869. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. Lyon 1873, pp. 56.
  15. "Boonton Station". njtransit.com. Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  16. "Montclair-Boonton Line Timetable - as of 11/10/2024" (PDF). njtransit.com. Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

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