Morristown station
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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.
History
A predecessor station was the terminus of the Morris and Essex Railroad, using the same railbed, constructed in 1835.[2]
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The line was previously used by a series of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Erie Lackawanna railway companies from the 19th century until the 1960s. The Morristown and Erie Railroad (not to be confused with the Morris and Essex) operated passenger service to Template:Stn until 1928.[3] In earlier years long distance trains, such as the Chicagoan and the Lackawanna Limited, stopped at the station on their trips west.[4] Since 1947, main line interstate trains going west beyond Dover station bypassed the station.[5] However, in spring 2021, Amtrak announced plans for potential New York–Scranton route. Amtrak included Morristown station as an intermediate stop between Summit station and Dover station.[6]
In 1913, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station house was built, designed by Frank J. Nies. In 1980, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
Station layout
The station has two tracks, each with a mini-high and low-level side platform.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
Bibliography
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References
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- ↑ Lackawanna Railroad timetable, November 15, 1941, Table 3
- ↑ Lackawanna Railroad timetable, January 26, 1947, Table 3
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External links
- Morris Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Lafayette Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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