Stirling station (NJ Transit)
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40°40′29″N 74°29′36″W / 40.67472°N 74.49333°W
Stirling | |||||||||||||
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 Stirling station facing the lone station platform facing towards Gillette. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 213 Central Avenue, Long Hill Township, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 708 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 14[2] | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | January 29, 1872[3] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1882, August 1974[4] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 6, 1931[5] | ||||||||||||
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| 1965 | Station agency eliminated[6] | ||||||||||||
| August 14, 1972 | Station depot razed[7] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 117 (average weekday)[8][9] | ||||||||||||
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Stirling is a NJ Transit station in the Stirling neighborhood of Long Hill Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The station consists of one side platform, as well as a concrete block shelter constructed in August 1974 after the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad depot was demolished.[4] The Erie Lackawanna Railroad demolished the old depot on August 14, 1972 without notifying then-Passaic Township.[7]
Station layout
[edit]The only physical facility at this station is a cinder-block-walled, shingle-roofed bench shelter facing the track. A pay telephone and a newsstand stand nearby. The low-level side platform connects to the bypass track via a walkway over the station track, allowing passengers to access trains on both tracks.
References
[edit]- ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
- ^ "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Shelter [Photo]". The Echoes-Sentinel. Warren Township, New Jersey. August 29, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PUC Approves Closing 3 RR Ticket Booths". The Paterson Evening News. April 30, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Higgins, Flo (August 17, 1972). "Sad Day in Stirling - End of an Era". The Echoes-Sentinel. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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