Hackettstown station

Hackettstown
Hackettstown station in March 2017
General information
LocationValentine Street and Beatty Streets, Hackettstown, New Jersey
Coordinates40°51′07″N 74°50′05″W / 40.85194°N 74.83472°W / 40.85194; -74.83472
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Lines
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingHourly and reserved
Accessibleyes
Other information
Fare zone19
History
OpenedJanuary 16, 1854 (Morris and Essex Railroad)
October 31, 1994 (NJ Transit)
ClosedSeptember 30, 1966
Rebuilt1868
Passengers
202459 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Montclair–Boonton Line
limited service
 Mount Olive
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Morristown Line
limited service
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Port Murray
toward Portland or Phillipsburg
 Old Main Line Mount Olive
toward Lake Hopatcong
Location

Hackettstown station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Valentine Street and Beatty Street, the station serves as the western terminus for NJ Transit's Morristown Line and Montclair–Boonton Line for most trains that operate west of Dover. The station consists of a single low-level side platform with shelter and a partial high-level platform handicap accessibility. Hackettstown station also has a 103-space parking lot owned by NJ Transit free for use.

Railroad service in Hackettstown began on January 16, 1854 with the extension of the Morris and Essex Railroad to Hackettstown. Service in Hackettstown continued until September 30, 1966 when service to Washington was discontinued west of Netcong–Stanhope by the Erie Lackawanna Railroad as part of greater service cuts. NJ Transit revived service on October 31, 1994 with an extension to Hackettstown, opening a station at Mount Olive in the process.

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