Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)

Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair^[6]) is a New Jersey Transit station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair–Boonton Line. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall.

Walnut Street
Walnut Street station in February 2015.
General information
Location	25 Depot Square Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Coordinates	40.8173°N 74.2098°W / 40.8173; -74.2098
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 low level side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	198 spots in 4 lots
Bicycle facilities	parking rack
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	1737[1]
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	January 1, 1873[2][3][4]
Rebuilt	October 27, 1953[5]
Electrified	September 30, 2002
Previous names	Montclair[6]
Key dates
July 1, 1981	Station agency closed[7]
Passengers
2024	732 (average weekday)[8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair–Boonton Line weekdays Bay Street toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Boonton Line until 2002 Benson Street toward Hoboken Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Watchung Avenue toward Sterling Forest New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Glen Ridge toward Jersey City
Location

The station house, built in 1953, has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016. This restaurant has since closed, and the building has been unoccupied since 2020.

History

The former Erie Plaza station in Montclair as viewed in 1909. This station was demolished in 1953

Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the Erie Railroad's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair.^[6] In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished.^[5] On October 23, 1973, a freight train derailed at the station.^[9] The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.

Station layout

The station's low-level side platforms are not accessible. The station is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district.^[10]

Bibliography

• Baxter, Raymond J.; Adams, Arthur G. (1999). Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand. Fordham, New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823219544.
• Catlin, George L. (1873). Homes on the Montclair Railway, for New York Business Men. A Description of the Country Adjacent to the Montclair Railway, Between Jersey City and Greenwood Lake. New York, New York: Montclair Railway Company.
• Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York, New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. Retrieved February 6, 2020.