Bay Street station

Bay Street
Bay Street
	The station at Bay Street in February 2015.
General information
Location	43 Glenridge Avenue; Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Coordinates	40°48′28″N74°12′32″W / 40.8079°N 74.2089°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 high-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 11, 28, 29 ; Montclair Jitney;
Construction
Parking	248 space parking garage
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	March 2, 1981
Rebuilt	2002
Electrified	March 2, 1981
Passengers
2017	1,396 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
Location
	Bay Street Location within Essex County, New Jersey

Last updated January 30, 2024

Bay Street is a New Jersey Transit station on Pine Street between Bloomfield and Glenridge Avenues in Montclair, New Jersey, along the Montclair-Boonton Line.

The station was built originally in 1981 to replace the Lackawanna Terminal built near Grove Street in 1913 as a part of creating the Montclair Connection. Upon its opening on February 27, 1981, Bay Street was a lone platform with a single shelter. In 2002, as part of the Montclair Connection, Bay Street was completely rebuilt to standards for accessible accessibility, including two high-level platforms and a new elevator for a bridge crossing the tracks. The station also received honors in July 2010 for the development around the station and as a result was a part of getting Montclair designated a Transit Village, by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, under the Transit Village Initiative.

History

The old Lackawanna Station, now a shopping center Lackawanna.jpg — The old Lackawanna Station, now a shopping center

Opening

The station was built in 1981 to replace Montclair's previous station, Lackawanna Plaza, two blocks to the west of the current station. Lackawanna Plaza (also known as Lackawanna Terminal) was once the grand terminal opened in 1913 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad for its Montclair Branch.^[5] The station's usage had been relegated from six tracks served by three platforms to one platform serving one track and the branch had gone from two tracks down to one. The station last served passenger trains on February 26, 1981, and the next day, trains,^[6] then operated by Conrail, were realigned to the east in Montclair, serving a new station, named Bay Street. At that time, Bay Street was originally a bare platform with only one track and a small shelter. The realignment was the first phase for the planned Montclair Connection to connect the Montclair Branch to the Boonton Line. This station now served as the terminus of the Montclair Branch, and as a result, the end of electrification.^[7]

Montclair Connection

A long sought connection of train service between the Lackawanna Railroad's Montclair Branch and the Erie Railroad's New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad, which serviced five other stations in Montclair was first proposed in 1929 by the Regional Plan Association. However, the Great Depression shelved any plans to connect the lines. The plan continued to wane for several years until in 1963, when the old Boonton Branch was reconfigured at Mountain View in Wayne, New Jersey to the New York and Greenwood Lake, when revival plans returned. However, the connection continued to be a quiet subject until the late 1980s, when New Jersey Transit revived the proposal. A deal was struck with the township of Montclair in 1998, with a one track connection used for only diesel train sets. However, this proposal was changed into a double track connection with overhead electric catenary wires. Construction on the Montclair Connection began one year later and was completed on September 30, 2002.^[7]

As a result of the Montclair Connection, Bay Street station was reconstructed entirely. The lone single platform was removed, rebuilt with two high-level platforms and a large crossover bridge. The shelter was removed and service was expanded full-time in both directions. Rather than being a terminal for trains, trains continued northward to Montclair Heights, where passengers could transfer to other trains.^[8]

Transit village

On July 11, 2010, it was announced by the New Jersey Department of Transportation that Montclair, along with Somerville, had been designated as transit villages. These transit villages are designated to provide residents and people public transit with public services including new residences and stores. Montclair was given high regard for the work done at Bay Street station to make it possible, including a new parking deck, and a complex of seven residential units along Pine Street. These transit villages would also be given a chance to get $100,000 in funding to continue the station's development. Although Montclair's transit village is mostly built at Bay Street, the township also serves five other stations, all in walkable distance from residences.^[9]

Station layout and services

Bay Street station is the first of six stations in the township of Montclair, located on Pine Street between Bloomfield Avenue (County Route 506) and Glenridge Avenue.

The station has two high-level side platforms to serve passengers on its two tracks. The platforms themselves are connected by a crossover bridge with elevators and have ticket vending machines. The station has a 248-space parking garage and a smaller lot a block away. Eight of those spots are handicapped accessible and maintained by the Montclair Parking Authority.

There are continuing maintenance issues regarding the station and parking deck, and neither NJ Transit nor the municipality admit responsibility for the station building.^[10]

Bay Street station is a major stop on the Montclair-Boonton Line as every train serving it stops here. This is the terminal for all weekend service except for several special holiday trains that go to Lake Hopatcong station.^[11]

M	Overpass	Walkway between platforms and parking garage
Ground/ Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	← Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays toward Montclair University or Hackettstown (Walnut Street)
	Inbound	← Montclair-Boonton Line toward Hoboken or New York (Glen Ridge) → ← Montclair-Boonton Line termination track
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Ticket machine and parking

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References

↑ Grodt, Rod (February 26, 1981). "Bay St. Station Opens Monday". The Montclair Times. pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27765972/bay_street_to_open_february_26_1981/ 12. Retrieved January 14, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "Bay Street Railroad Station Opens". The Montclair Times. March 5, 1981. p. 1, 9 . Retrieved January 28, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
↑ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 1: Hoboken to Dover. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-58248-214-9.
↑ Jaeger, Phillip Edward (1998). Montclair: A Guide to Its Past. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 14. ISBN 0-7385-3475-7.
1 2 The Montclair-Boonton Line (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 11, 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "NJ Transit Board Advances Rail Station at Montclair State University" (Press release). New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. September 21, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
↑ Corbett, Nic (July 11, 2010). "Montclair wins recognition from state for Bay Street train station". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
↑ kiefer, Eric (February 14, 2014). "Bay Street Station blues in Montclair". Montclair Times. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
↑ "Montclair-Boonton Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. May 23, 2010. pp. 1–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.

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[1] Grodt, Rod (February 26, 1981). "Bay St. Station Opens Monday". The Montclair Times. pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27765972/bay_street_to_open_february_26_1981/ 12. Retrieved January 14, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

[opened-2] 1 2 "Bay Street Railroad Station Opens". The Montclair Times. March 5, 1981. p. 1, 9 . Retrieved January 28, 2019– via Newspapers.com.

[3] "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

[4] "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[yanosey-5] Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 1: Hoboken to Dover. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-58248-214-9.

[arcadia-6] Jaeger, Phillip Edward (1998). Montclair: A Guide to Its Past. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 14. ISBN 0-7385-3475-7.

[mbbrochure-7] 1 2 The Montclair-Boonton Line (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 11, 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[msu-8] "NJ Transit Board Advances Rail Station at Montclair State University" (Press release). New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. September 21, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2010.

[transitvilla-9] Corbett, Nic (July 11, 2010). "Montclair wins recognition from state for Bay Street train station". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.

[10] r, Eric (February 14, 2014). "Bay Street Station blues in Montclair". Montclair Times. Retrieved February 14, 2014.

[timetables-11] "Montclair-Boonton Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. May 23, 2010. pp. 1–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.

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