New Providence station

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New Providence
New Providence Station - March 2015.jpg
The New Providence station in March 2015. The bridge for County Route 512 is in the distance.
General information
Location803 Old Springfield Avenue
New Providence, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°42′43.7″N74°23′11.2″W / 40.712139°N 74.386444°W / 40.712139; -74.386444
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJT Bus : 986
Aiga bus trans.svg Lakeland : 78
Other information
Station code702 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) [1]
Fare zone9 [2]
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872 [3]
Rebuilt1899 [4]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931 [5]
Previous namesWest Summit (18721927) [6]
Passengers
2017556 (average weekday) [7] [8]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Murray Hill
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Summit
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Murray Hill
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Summit
toward Hoboken
Location
New Providence station

New Providence is a New Jersey Transit station in New Providence, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The original 1899 station, built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad still stands. New Providence station is located across from the intersection of Old Springfield Avenue and Division Avenue. Springfield Avenue was rerouted north of the station in 1931. [9] The former segment of Springfield Avenue on the opposite side of the tracks has been turned into an additional parking lot.

Contents

The station was originally named West Summit until March 1927, as the borough of New Providence felt there was confusion for not being on railroad timetables. The station was renamed over the opposition of Summit residents. [6]

Station layout

The station has one low-level side platform.

Ground/
Platform level
Track 1      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Murray Hill)
      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Summit)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street levelTicket machine, parking, bike rack

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References

  1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1981). The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century. Vol. 2. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. p. 755. ISBN   0-9603398-3-3.
  5. "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News . January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13 . Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. 1 2 "West Summit Station Renamed "New Providence"". The Bernardsville News. March 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. Union County Road 512; Springfield Avenue over Gladstone Line (UglyBridges.com)

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