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{{short description|Commuter rail line in New Jersey}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Morristown Line
| color = {{rcr|NJ Transit|Morristown}}
| logo = MorristownLine.svg
| logo_width = 50px
| image = Morristown Express.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A [[Dover station (NJ Transit)|Dover]]-bound Morristown Line train preparing to bypass [[Mountain Station]] 
| type = [[Commuter rail]]
| system = [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations]]
| locale = [[Northern New Jersey]]
| start = [[Hoboken Terminal]] or [[New York Penn Station]]
| end = [[Dover (NJT station)|Dover]]<br />[[Hackettstown (NJT station)|Hackettstown]] <small>(limited service)</small><br />[[Mount Olive (NJT station)|Mount Olive]] <small>(limited service)</small>
| stations = 26
| daily_ridership = 50,000<ref name="ridership1">[http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2228 NJ Transit celebrates 10-year anniversary of MidTOWN Direct service] ''New Jersey Transit'' Retrieved 2007-09-08</ref><br />(13.5 million annually)<ref name="ridership1"/>
| open = November 19, 1836 (Newark&ndash;Orange)<br />January 1, 1838 (Orange&ndash;Morristown)<br />July&nbsp;4, 1848 (Morristown&ndash;Rockaway)<br />July 31, 1848 (Rockaway&ndash;Dover)<br />January&nbsp;16, 1854 (Dover&ndash;Hackettstown)<br /> June 10, 1996 (New York&ndash;Newark via [[Kearny Connection]]/[[Midtown Direct]])
| owner = [[Amtrak]]<br /><small>(New York Penn Station to [[Kearny Connection]])</small><br />[[New Jersey Transit]] <br /><small>(all other trackage)</small>
| operator = [[New Jersey Transit]]
| stock = [[ALP-46]] and [[ALP-45DP]] locomotives, [[Bombardier MultiLevel Coach|MultiLevel coaches]], [[Comet (railcar)|Comet coaches]], [[Arrow (railcar)|Arrow III multiple units]]
| linelength_mi = 57.4
| tracks = 
| gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| electrification = {{25 kV 60 Hz|conductor=overhead}}
| speed = 
| map = {{NJTransit-Morristown-infobox}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Morristown Line''' is an [[NJ Transit]] commuter rail line connecting [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]] counties to [[New York City]], via [[New York Penn Station]] or [[Hoboken Terminal]]. It is one of the two routes that make up the [[Morris & Essex Lines]], alongside the [[Gladstone Branch]]. Out of 52 inbound and 53 outbound daily weekday trains, 34 inbound and 37 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 67%) use the [[Kearny Connection]] (opened June 10, 1996) to Penn Station, and the rest go to Hoboken. Passengers can transfer at [[Newark Broad Street Station|Newark Broad Street]] or [[Summit (NJT station)|Summit]] to reach another destination. On rail system maps, the line is colored dark green, and its symbol is a drum, a reference to Morristown's history during the [[American Revolution]].

As of February 3, 2025, the Morristown Line operates 105 trains (52 inbound, 53 outbound) on weekdays. Of these, 33 inbound trains originate from [[Dover station (NJ Transit)|Dover]], 5 from [[Hackettstown station|Hackettstown]], 2 from [[Mount Olive station|Mount Olive]], 1 from [[Lake Hopatcong station|Lake Hopatcong]], 10 from [[Summit station (NJ Transit)|Summit]], and 1 from [[Maplewood station|Maplewood]]. 15 outbound trains terminate at Summit, 1 at Lake Hopatcong, 1 at Mount Olive, 4 at Hackettstown, and 32 at Dover. Stations east of Chatham are also served by Gladstone Branch trains throughout the day.

There is hourly service to/from New York (none going beyond Dover) on weekends. Until August 13, 2006, there was also hourly service to Hoboken. On that date, service between Hoboken and Summit was cut back to once every two hours on weekends. On May 11, 2008, off-peak weekday Hoboken-Dover trains (600 Series) were cut. In addition, weekend Gladstone trains were cut back to Summit, and a shuttle train is operated every two hours between [[Newark Broad Street Station|Newark Broad Street]] and [[Hoboken Terminal]].

The Millburn-Summit segment underwent extensive rehabilitation in the mid-2010s. This included the replacement of the creosote crossties on both tracks with concrete crossties, the replacement of all crossties on the double trestle over Short Hills Avenue, and the replacement of several sections of rail. Work has also progressed on rehabilitating both tracks between Summit and Dover with concrete crossties and new welded rail, and rehabilitation of select road overpasses.

[[Hurricane Sandy]] inflicted considerable damage on the Morristown Line on October 29–30, 2012, as fallen trees brought down catenary and signal wires and washed out sections of track, most notably through the New Jersey Meadowlands on both the main line and the Kearny Connection. Midtown Direct service was restored from Dover to New York on November 12, 2012;<ref>{{cite web|title=NEW FERRY OPTION TO MIDTOWN MANHATTAN FROM HOBOKEN: EFFECTIVE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12|url=http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2313|work=NJ Transit Customer Notices: Post-Hurricane Service Updates and Travel Options|publisher=NJTransit.com|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=mshpatch12>{{cite web|title=Midtown Direct Will Resume Limited Service Monday|url=http://millburn.patch.com/articles/midtown-direct-will-resume-limited-service-monday#pdf-12125571|work=Millburn-Short Hills Patch|access-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118011953/http://millburn.patch.com/articles/midtown-direct-will-resume-limited-service-monday#pdf-12125571|archive-date=18 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> service to Hoboken and west of Dover resumed on November 19.<ref name=njt1119>{{cite web|title=All But One NJ TRANSIT Rail Lines Fully or Partially Restored Starting Monday, November 19|url=http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2816|work=njtransit.com|publisher=New Jersey Transit|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref>

==Description==
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The Morristown Line begins at [[Hoboken Terminal]] or at [[New York Penn Station]]. Trains departing for points west of [[Dover, NJ|Dover]] require diesel locomotives. Immediately after leaving Hoboken, the route passes the coach and diesel yards before entering the 1908 [[Bergen Tunnels]] under the [[New Jersey Palisades]] just past the East End interlocking. At the west portal of the Bergen Tunnel is West End interlocking, where the [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]], [[Bergen County Line]] and [[Pascack Valley Line]] branch off to the north. The Morristown Line then crosses over [[Lower Hack Lift]], a vertical lift bridge built in 1927 over the [[Hackensack River]]. The line crosses under [[Route 7 (New Jersey)|Route 7]] and then passes NJ Transit's [[Meadowlands Maintenance Complex]] (MMC).

[[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] cross overhead. The Midtown Direct trains join the Morristown line from New York at Kearny Jct. just past this overpass. The Morristown Line parallels the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] lines and [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] (I-280) for a short distance here. The [[Waterfront Connection]] is just prior to the overpass at Meadows interlocking. It allows selected [[North Jersey Coast Line]] and [[Raritan Valley Line]] trains to reach Hoboken from the Northeast Corridor Line.
[[File:Passaic River Morristown Line bridge jeh.jpg|thumb|left|[[Newark Drawbridge]] over the [[Passaic River]] bridge. The swing bridge is to the right of the vehicular [[William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge]] (I-280) lift bridge in background]]
[[File:Passiac River, passing by New Jersey Transit train east of Broad Street station.webm|thumb|Passing Passaic River by NJT train, east of Broad Street, in Newark, NJ]]

The line begins its journey by following I-280 and crosses a two-track [[Morristown Line Bridge|swing bridge]] over the [[Passaic River]]. It enters the newly renovated [[Newark Broad Street station]], which features two high platforms serving all three tracks. Within the city limits of Newark, the line runs in a trench, passing beneath numerous streets, I-280, and the [[Newark City Subway]]. At the site of the former [[Roseville Avenue (NJT station)|Roseville Avenue]] station, now known as the Roseville interlocking, the [[Montclair–Boonton Line]] diverges to the right. The section of the track extending westward from the Passaic River to just east of Millburn station is composed of triple tracks, while the remainder of the route to [[Lake Hopatcong station]] is a [[double-track railway]].

After passing the abandoned station at Grove Street, now the location of Green interlocking, the line crosses the [[Garden State Parkway]] and reaches [[East Orange (NJT station)|East Orange]], which is situated on a viaduct. Subsequent elevated stations include [[Brick Church (NJT station)|Brick Church]] and [[Orange (NJT station)|Orange]]. The line then curves southward over Interstate 280, passing past [[Highland Avenue (NJT station)|Highland Avenue]] and [[Mountain Station (NJT station)|Mountain Station]]. The next station is [[South Orange (NJT station)|South Orange]], an elevated structure with two platforms and three tracks, near [[Seton Hall University]]. [[Maplewood (NJT station)|Maplewood]] follows, with a side platform and a center platform serving all westbound and some eastbound trains. Beyond Maplewood, the line narrows to two tracks at Millburn interlocking. [[Millburn (NJT station)|Millburn]] and [[Short Hills (NJT station)|Short Hills]] stations each have two side platforms serving two tracks.

[[Summit (NJT station)|Summit]], a major node along the line, features two high platforms with the station building located above the tracks and a glass crossover above the platforms. Some weekday local services terminate and originate here. Many private schools are located in Summit, making commuting high school students a major source of traffic for this station. Schedules are timed for most Morristown trains to facilitate a convenient transfer to a Gladstone branch train across the platform.

West of Summit, the [[Gladstone Branch]] diverges, and the line crosses the Passaic River for the second time as it enters into [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]]. [[Chatham (NJT station)|Chatham station]] is situated on an embankment with two side platforms, while [[Madison (NJT station)|Madison station]], on a viaduct, features a recently refurbished 1916 station house on the eastbound side.

The line encounters its first grade crossing at [[Convent Station (NJT station)|Convent station]], located near [[Saint Elizabeth University]]. This station has two side platforms, with the main station building on the eastbound side and a brick waiting house on the westbound track. An old freight station is situated on the eastbound side, and two additional grade crossings follow this station.

Upon crossing I-287, the line enters [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]. The [[Morristown (NJT station)|Morristown station]] has two low side platforms and a large station building that remains open throughout the week. The station is a focal point of a new [[transit village|transit-oriented development]], featuring ADA-compliant mini-high platform ramps at both ends. An abandoned freight station is located at the west end. West of the station, the [[Morristown and Erie Railway|Morristown & Erie Railway]]'s main offices are located, and its main line diverges at this point.

The next station is [[Morris Plains (NJT station)|Morris Plains]], featuring a 1915 brick station structure. A local model railroad club occupies the freight house just north of the station. Beyond Morris Plains, the line curves through wooded areas, passing beneath [[Route 10 (New Jersey)|Route 10]], and several crossings before reaching [[Mount Tabor (NJT station)|Mount Tabor station]], a small stop in [[Denville Township, New Jersey|Denville Township]] near the community of the same name in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, New Jersey|Parsippany]]. This station is served by select weekday and limited weekend services and lacks an eastbound platform.

[[Denville (NJT station)|Denville station]] lies a short distance from Mount Tabor, where the Morristown Line converges with the Montclair–Boonton Line shortly after this station.

The line proceeds over Estling Lake and alongside the [[Rockaway River]], entering Dover. [[Dover (NJT station)|Dover station]], the terminal stop within the electrified section, features a 1905 station that was recently renovated in the mid-1990s with a single high platform. Due to the cessation of electric traction infrastructure near this location, most NJ Transit services terminate here. As of 2022, all Midtown Direct Morristown Line services are exclusively electric, although future acquisitions of dual-mode locomotives by NJ Transit could alter this service configuration. Most Hoboken services on the Morristown Line are also electric, offering superior efficiency and performance, with only a few diesel-powered Hoboken services extending westward to Hackettstown. The Morristown Line's catenary wires end approximately half a mile west of Dover station near the [[U.S. Route 46]] (US 46) overpass. There are unfunded plans{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} to extend electric service to Lake Hopatcong, as the Dover Yard is at capacity and [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]]'s substation has been operational since 1984.

[[File:Hackettstown station - March 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Hackettstown station]]|alt=]]
Continuing westward, two tracks extend over the Rockaway River, passing D&R Junction in Wharton, where the Dover-Rockaway Branch of [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] diverges. Chester Junction, located on the left, provides a connection to the Chester and High Bridge Branch of Morris County. Mount Arlington park-and-ride station follows, with dual high platforms and 285 parking spaces near Exit 30 on [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] (I-80). After passing beneath I-80, [[Lake Hopatcong station]] is next. The [[Lackawanna Cutoff]] connects on the right as the train approaches Port Morris Yard, which houses the diesel fleet serving both the Montclair–Boonton and Morristown lines. [[Netcong station]] has a brick station building on the low platform and served as the line's endpoint until late 1994. Crossing beneath I-80 again, the line enters the Mount Olive International Trade Center, where a station is positioned at Waterloo Valley Road.

The route traverses [[Allamuchy Mountain State Park]] and runs along the [[Musconetcong River]] en route to [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]]. A freight spur serving the [[Mars, Incorporated|M&M/Mars]] is located on the right before the line crosses US 46 in downtown. [[Hackettstown station]] is located shortly thereafter, featuring a single low platform with a mini-high ADA ramp. The track beyond Hackettstown falls under the ownership of [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] and is operated by the [[Dover and Delaware River Railroad|Dover & Delaware River Railroad]] as part of the [[Washington Secondary]] extending to Phillipsburg.

Historically, the Morristown Line constituted the main line of the [[Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad|Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad]]. Until 1970, passenger services extended beyond Lake Hopatcong, reaching the [[Pocono Mountains]], [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], [[Binghamton, New York]], and [[Buffalo, New York]], via the [[Lackawanna Cut-Off (NJ Transit)|Lackawanna Cut-Off]]. Service along the Cut-Off to [[Andover station (NJ Transit)|Andover]] is anticipated to recommence post-2025, with the completion of the first phase of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project. Future plans contemplate extending rail services into northeastern Pennsylvania, potentially reaching as far as Scranton.

==Electrification==
The Morristown Line east of [[Dover (NJT station)|Dover station]] is [[overhead wires|electrified]], using 25 kV, 60&nbsp;Hz AC overhead catenary wire. The line was electrified in 1930 at 3 kV DC, but was re-electrified in 1984 at the contemporary standard of 25 kV, 60&nbsp;Hz. The connecting [[Gladstone Branch]] and [[Montclair–Boonton Line|Montclair Branch]] were also re-electrified at this time.

==Stations==
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!State
!Zone<br><ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0040.pdf|title= Morris & Essex Line Timetable|date=November 19, 2014|publisher=New Jersey Transit|access-date=November 27, 2014|location=New York, New York}}</ref>
!Location
!Station<ref name="schedule" />
![[Railway milepost|Miles (km)]]
!Date opened
!Date closed
!width="55%"|Connections&nbsp;/ notes<ref name="schedule" />
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|[[New York (state)|NY]]
|rowspan=3|1
|[[Manhattan]]
|[[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] {{NJT acc}}
|0.0 (0.0)
|1910
|
|[[Amtrak]] (long distance): ''[[Cardinal (train)|Cardinal]]'', ''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]]'', ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', ''[[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'', ''[[Silver Meteor]]''<br>Amtrak (intercity): ''[[Acela]]'', ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'', ''[[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]]'', ''[[Empire Service]]'', ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Keystone Service]]'', ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'', ''[[Northeast Regional]]'', ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'', ''[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]''<br>[[Long Island Rail Road]]: [[Babylon Branch|Babylon]], [[Belmont Park Branch|Belmont Park]], [[City Terminal Zone]], [[Far Rockaway Branch|Far Rockaway]], [[Hempstead Branch|Hempstead]], [[Long Beach Branch|Long Beach]], [[Montauk Branch|Montauk]], [[Oyster Bay Branch|Oyster Bay]], [[Port Jefferson Branch|Port Jefferson]], [[Port Washington Branch|Port Washington]], [[Ronkonkoma Branch|Ronkonkoma]], [[West Hempstead Branch|West Hempstead]] branches<br>[[NJ Transit Rail]]: [[Gladstone Branch|Gladstone]], [[Montclair–Boonton Line|Montclair–Boonton]], [[Northeast Corridor Line|Northeast Corridor]], [[Raritan Valley Line|Raritan Valley]], [[North Jersey Coast Line|North Jersey Coast]] lines<br>[[New York City Subway]]: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh south}} (at [[34th Street – Penn Station (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)|34th Street – Penn Station (Seventh Avenue)]]), {{NYCS Eighth south}} (at [[34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|34th Street – Penn Station (Eighth Avenue)]])<br>[[New York City Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|M7|M20|M34 SBS|M34A|Q32}}<br>[[Academy Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|SIM23|SIM24}}<br>[[Flixbus]]: [[Eastern Shuttle (bus company)|Eastern Shuttle]]<br>[[Vamoose Bus]]
|-
|rowspan=36|[[New Jersey|NJ]]
|[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]
|[[Secaucus Junction]] {{NJT acc}}
|3.5 (5.6)
|2003
|
|NJ Transit Rail: [[Bergen County Line|Bergen County]], Gladstone, [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main]], [[Meadowlands Rail Line|Meadowlands]], Montclair–Boonton, Northeast Corridor, [[Pascack Valley Line|Pascack Valley]], Raritan Valley, and North Jersey Coast lines<br>[[Metro-North Railroad]]: [[Port Jervis Line]]<br>[[NJ Transit Bus]]: {{NJ bus link|2|78|129|329|353}}
|-
|[[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]
|[[Hoboken Terminal]] {{NJT acc}}
|–
|1903
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Bergen County, Gladstone, Main, Meadowlands, Montclair–Boonton, Pascack Valley, Raritan Valley, and North Jersey Coast lines<br>Metro-North Railroad: Port Jervis Line<br>[[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]]: 8th Street-Hoboken, Hoboken-Tonnelle<br>[[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: [[HOB-WTC]], [[HOB-33]], [[JSQ-33 (via HOB)]]<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|22|22X|23|68|85|87|89|126}}<br>[[New York Waterway]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]]
|{{njts|Harrison}}
|7.13 (11.5)
|
|September&nbsp;16, 1984<ref name="sept1984timetable">{{cite book|title=Morris & Essex Lines Timetable|publisher=New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|location=Newark, New Jersey|year=1984|edition=September 16, 1984}}</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
|{{njts|Newark Broad Street}} {{NJT acc}}
|10.4 (16.7)
|November&nbsp;19, 1836{{sfn|Douglass|1912|p=339}}
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line and Gladstone Branch<br>[[Newark Light Rail]]: Broad Street – Newark Penn<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|11|13|27|28|go28|29|30|41|72|76|78|108}}
|-
|rowspan=7|4
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|{{njts|Roseville Avenue}}
|11.6 (18.7)
|
|September&nbsp;16, 1984<ref name="sept1984timetable"/>
|
|-
|rowspan=4|[[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[Grove Street station (NJ Transit)|Grove Street]]
|12.2 (19.6)
|
|April 7, 1991<ref name="april1991timetable">{{cite book|title=Morris & Essex Lines Timetable|publisher=New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|location=Newark, New Jersey|year=1991|edition=April 7, 1991}}</ref>
|
|-
|{{njts|East Orange}} {{NJT acc}}
|12.6 (20.3)
|November&nbsp;19, 1836{{sfn|Douglass|1912|p=339}}
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|21|71|73|79|94}}<br>[[Community Coach]]: 77
|-
|{{njts|Brick Church}}
|13.2 (21.2)
|November&nbsp;19, 1836{{sfn|Douglass|1912|p=339}}
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|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|21|71|73|79|94|97}}<br>Community Coach: 77<br>[[ONE Bus]]: 24
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]]
|{{njts|Orange}}
|14.1 (22.7)
|November&nbsp;19, 1836{{sfn|Douglass|1912|p=339}}
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|21|41|71|73|92}}<br>Community Coach: 77<br>ONE Bus: 24, 44<br>West Orange Community Shuttle
|-
|rowspan=3|5
|{{njts|Highland Avenue}}
|14.8 (23.8)
|
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|92}}<br>ONE Bus: 44
|-
|rowspan=2|[[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]]
|[[Mountain Station]]
|15.7 (25.3)
|
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|92}}
|-
|{{njts|South Orange}} {{NJT acc}}
|16.5 (26.6)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|92|107}}<br>ONE Bus: 31<br>South Orange Community Shuttle<br>West Orange Community Shuttle
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|[[Maplewood, New Jersey|Maplewood]]
|{{njts|Maplewood}}
|17.8 (28.6)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>Maplewood Community Shuttle
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|
|[[Wyoming station (New Jersey)|Wyoming]]
|
|
|November&nbsp;10, 1907<ref>{{cite news |title=New Station Open |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-millburn-november-11-1/164487045/ |access-date=February 1, 2025 |work=[[The Star-Ledger|The Evening Star]] |date=November 11, 1907 |page=8|via=Newspapers.com}} </ref>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|[[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn]]
|{{njts|Millburn}}
|19.4 (32.2)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|70}} 
|-
|[[Short Hills, New Jersey|Short Hills]]
|{{njts|Short Hills}}
|20.4 (32.8)
|July&nbsp;1879{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2013|p=131}}
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>Springfield Community Shuttle
|-
|9
|[[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]]
|{{njts|Summit}} {{NJT acc}}
|22.7 (36.5)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Gladstone Branch<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|70|986}}<br>[[Lakeland Bus]]: 78
|-
|10
|[[Chatham, New Jersey|Chatham]]
|{{njts|Chatham}}
|26.1 (42.0)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837" />
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|873}}
|-
|11
|[[Madison, New Jersey|Madison]]
|{{njts|Madison}} {{NJT acc}}
|28.1 (45.2)
|September&nbsp;17, 1837<ref name="madison1837">{{cite news |title=Morris and Essex is Seventy-Nine Years Old |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815704/madison_station_june_16_1916/ |access-date=February 25, 2020 |work=The Madison Eagle |date=June 16, 1916 |page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|873}}
|-
|12
|[[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]]
|[[Convent Station (NJT station)|Convent Station]]
|30.3 (48.8)
|1867<ref name="1867convent">{{cite report|title=Housing Legislation of 1966: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Banking and Currency - United States Senate Eighty-Ninth Congress Second Session on Proposed Housing Legislation for 1966|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VgM3AQAAIAAJ|access-date=April 21, 2020|publisher=[[89th United States Congress]]|date=1967|page=1198}}</ref>
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|873|878|879}}
|-
|14
|[[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]
|{{njts|Morristown}} {{NJT acc}}
|32.5 (52.0)
|January&nbsp;1, 1838{{sfn|Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen|1913|p=533}} 
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|871|872|873|874|880}}<br>Community Coach: 77
|-
|rowspan=3|16
|[[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]]
|{{njts|Morris Plains}}
|34.6 (55.7)
|July&nbsp;4, 1848<ref name="Arch82">{{cite journal |last1=Arch |first1=Brad |title=The Morris and Essex Railroad |journal=Journal of New Jersey Postal History Society |date=January 1982 |volume=X |issue=1 |pages=4–8 |url=https://njpostalhistory.org/media/archive/046-jan82njph.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref>
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|872|880}}
|-
|[[Mount Tabor, New Jersey|Mount Tabor]]
|{{njts|Mount Tabor}}
|38.3 (61.6)
|
|
|NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|880}}
|-
|[[Denville, New Jersey|Denville]]
|{{njts|Denville}} {{NJT acc}}
|39.3 (63.2)
|July&nbsp;4, 1848<ref name="Arch82" />
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|880}}
|-
|17
|[[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]]
|{{njts|Dover}} {{NJT acc}}
|43.1 (69.4)
|July&nbsp;31, 1848{{sfn|Platt|1922|p=36}}
|
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<br>NJ Transit Bus: {{NJ bus link|872|875|880}}<hr>Terminus of [[railway electrification system|electrification]], transfer point between trains to New York/Hoboken and Dover
|-
|rowspan=10|19
|- bgcolor=dfdfdf
|[[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]]
|Wharton
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|January&nbsp;6, 1958<ref>{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw102757.pdf |publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 20, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=October 27, 1957}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw010658.pdf|publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 20, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=January 6, 1958}}</ref>
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|[[Mount Arlington, New Jersey|Mount Arlington]]
|{{njts|Mount Arlington}} {{NJT acc}}<br> <small>(limited service)</small>
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|January&nbsp;16, 1854<ref name="lackawannabrochure" />{{sfn|New Jersey Comptroller of the Treasury|1856|p=31}}<hr>January&nbsp;21, 2008<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saha |first1=Paula |title=NJ Transit Station in Mount Arlington Offers Choice to Commuters |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2008/01/nj_transit_station_in_mount_ar.html |access-date=April 5, 2020 |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=January 21, 2008}}</ref>
|November&nbsp;8, 1942<ref>{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw080142.pdf1043.pdf |publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 18, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=August 1, 1942}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw110842.pdf|publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 18, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=November 8, 1942}}</ref>
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<br>Lakeland Bus: 80<hr>Also known as Howard Boulevard Park and Ride
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|rowspan=2|[[Roxbury, New Jersey|Roxbury]]
|{{njts|Lake Hopatcong}}<br> <small>(limited service)</small>
|48.5 (78.1)
|1882<ref name="lakehopatcong1882">{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Ledgewood Historic District |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000202.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802031302/https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000202.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |website=nps.gov |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=May 1, 2020 |page=38}}</ref>
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|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<br>Lakeland Bus: 80
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|[[Port Morris Yard|Port Morris]]
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|April&nbsp;24, 1949<ref name="timetable021449">{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw021449.pdf |publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 30, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=February 14, 1949}}</ref><ref name="timetable042449">{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw042449.pdf|publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 30, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=April 24, 1949}}</ref>
|Passenger service ended on April&nbsp;24, 1949, but the site continued to serve as split of the [[Lackawanna Cut-Off]].
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|[[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]]
|{{njts|Netcong}}<br> <small>(limited service)</small>
|51.0 (82.1)
|January&nbsp;16, 1854<ref name="lackawannabrochure" />{{sfn|New Jersey Comptroller of the Treasury|1856|p=31}}
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|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<hr>Former western terminus, originally Netcong-Stanhope
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|[[Mount Olive, New Jersey|Mount Olive]]
|{{njts|Mount Olive}} {{NJT acc}}<br> <small>(limited service)</small>
|52.7 (84.8)
|January&nbsp;16, 1854<ref name="lackawannabrochure" />{{sfn|New Jersey Comptroller of the Treasury|1856|p=31}}<hr>October&nbsp;31, 1994<ref name="netcongext" />
|April 24, 1960<ref name="timetable042460">{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw042460.pdf |publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 20, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=April 24, 1960}}</ref><ref name="timetable010160">{{cite web |title=Lackawanna Railroad Timetables |url=http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/PTTs/dlw010160.pdf|publisher=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |access-date=April 20, 2020 |location=New York, New York |page=14|date=January 1, 1960}}</ref><hr>
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line<hr>Originally [[Waterloo (NJT station)|Waterloo]]
|-
|[[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]]
|{{njts|Hackettstown}} {{NJT acc}}<br> <small>(limited service)</small>
|60.0 (96.6)
|January&nbsp;16, 1854<ref name="lackawannabrochure">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=J.M. |title=Letter to the New York Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |url=http://ppolinks.com/hoboken32340/2014.013.0114_DL&W_excursion_package_1938.pdf |publisher=The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company |access-date=February 25, 2020 |page=8}}</ref><hr>October&nbsp;31, 1994<ref name="netcongext">{{cite news |last1=Ciliberti |first1=Dino F. |title=Train Service Starts Tomorrow to Mount Olive, Hackettstown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29475083/mount_olivehackettstown_october_30/ |access-date=April 7, 2020|work=The Daily Record |date=October 30, 1994 |page=E7 |location=Morristown, New Jersey|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
|September&nbsp;30, 1966<ref>{{cite news |title=Erie Curtailment Approved by Judiciary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48255190/washington-station-october-1-1966/ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=The Morning Call |date=October 1, 1966 |location=[[Paterson, New Jersey]] |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><hr>&nbsp;
|NJ Transit Rail: Montclair–Boonton Line
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |first=A.M.|last=Douglass|title=The Railroad Trainman, Volume 29 |date=1912 |publisher=Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AszNAAAAMAAJ |access-date=April 4, 2020}}
*{{cite book|author1=New Jersey Comptroller of the Treasury |title=Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies of the State of New Jersey |date=1856 |publisher=Office of "True American" |location=[[Trenton, New Jersey]] |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101066784990&view=1up&seq=35 |access-date=April 7, 2020}}
*{{cite book |author1=Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen |title=The Conductor and Brakeman, Volume 30 |date=1913 |publisher=Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen |location=[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_K8uAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP9 |access-date=January 23, 2020}}
*{{cite book |last1=Platt |first1=Charles Davis |title=Dover Dates, 1722-1922: A Bicentennial History of Dover, New Jersey, Published in Connection with Dover's Two Hundredth Anniversary Celebration Under the Direction of the Dover Fire Department, August 9, 10, 11, 1922 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_MwAQAAMAAJ |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Charles Davis Platt |date=1922 |location=Dover, New Jersey}}
*{{cite book |last1=Stern |first1=Robert A.M. |first2=David|last2=Fishman|first3=Jacob|last3=Tilove |title=Paradise Planned: The Garden Suburb and the Modern City |date=2013 |publisher=The Monacelli Press |location=[[New York, New York]] |isbn=9781580933261}}

==External links==
* [https://www.njtransit.com/schedules/printable NJ Transit (including Morris & Essex Line) Timetables]

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