Morristown station
Morristown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station building in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 132 Morris Street Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | NJ Transit Bus: 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 880 Community Coach: 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 455 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 430 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 1, 1838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 3, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 18, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1,131 (average weekday) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station, also known as Morristown Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′50″N 74°28′27″W / 40.79722°N 74.47417°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Frank J. Nies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Italian Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 80002514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 2186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | October 26, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morristown station is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line, serving the town of Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It serves an average of 1,800 passengers on a typical weekday. Construction of the historic station began in 1912 and the facility opened November 3, 1913. A station agent and waiting room are available weekdays. The station's interior was featured in Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" video in 1984. Just west of the station, at Baker Interlocking, the Morristown and Erie Railway branches off the NJT line. The M&E's offices and shop are here.
Morristown received accessible mini-high level platforms in 2005 to make the station handicapped accessible. The eastbound ramp is near Morris Street and the westbound ramp is just west of the old freight house. Morristown station has 455 parking spaces spread across three different lots near the station.