Owned by New Jersey Transit Connections DeCamp: 33 Opened 1873 Phone +1 973-275-5555 | Tracks 2 Bicycle facilities parking rack Parking 198 spots in 4 lots Line(s) Montclair-Boonton Line | |
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Location 25 Depot Square
Montclair, NJ 07042 Platforms 2 low level side platforms Address Montclair, NJ 07042, United States Similar Bay Street station, Mountain Avenue Station, Watchung Avenue Station, Benson Street station, Highland Avenue station | ||
Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair) 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. As of December, 2016, a Mexican styled restaurant called "Mezoco," has opened in the station house.
History
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. It is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. In 1973 a freight train derailed at the station. The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.