Owned by New Jersey Transit Tracks 2 Opened 1902 Added to NRHP 23 May 1980 | Platforms 1 (island) Connections NJT Bus: 875, 880 Area 2,400 m² | |
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Location Dickerson Street
Dover, New Jersey Line(s) Morristown Line
Montclair-Boonton Line Address E Dickerson St, Dover, NJ 07801, USA Similar Gladstone Station, Newark Broad Street Sta, Hackettstown station, Brick Church station, Port Jervis | ||
Dover is a New Jersey Transit station in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The station was originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1901-02 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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History
On July 31, 1848 the first train rolled into Dover over the Morris & Essex Railroad. In 1863 the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) acquired the Morris & Essex line. On November 1, 1901 this new Lackawanna Station was opened in Dover with the arrival of the Buffalo Express at 3:00 p.m. It was met by a citizens' committee and the Dover Cornet Band. After the dedication ceremonies, a dinner was served at the Mansion House Hotel.
Current services
Both the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line serve this station, with service to Hoboken or to New York City via Midtown Direct. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, no trains travel further west than Dover.
There is a single center high center platform and a ticket agent in the building 7 days a week. A New Jersey Transit Rail Yard can be found east of the station.
Most outbound Morristown Line and some Montclair-Boonton Line trains currently terminate at this station, as Dover is the end of electrification. Diesel service continues west to the terminus at Hackettstown.