Benson Street (NJT station)
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The Benson Street Station is an inactive train station that is located in the town of Glen Ridge
, New Jersey
. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line
, which runs from Hoboken Terminal
to Hackettstown
, reaching Benson Street in the middle of the residential portion. Benson Street was constructed in 1883 in a unique English Tudor design with stucco facades and a slate roof. Benson Street had a two platform, two track station with the gas lights on the side of tracks. Service was discontinued to Benson Street Station (along with Rowe Street
in Bloomfield
and Arlington
in Kearny
) on September 20, 2002 when the Montclair Connection
was opened. Train service to Glen Ridge is serviced to the south at Glen Ridge
station in the downtown commercial district.
In May 2009, the Benson Street station was sold into private hands by New Jersey Transit
to rehabilitate the aging structure, and the new owners began stabilizing the structure which had been damaged by a fire in the 1980s and was in serious disrepair. On December 2, 2009, after a review from the New Jersey State Historical Preservation Organization, the new owners received the go-ahead to begin preliminary reconstruction of the former Benson Street Station. This rehabilitation project starts by restructuring the basement of the building. By June 2010, the station had received new gutters, new walls and brand new roofing. Parts of the building's first floor paneling was kept, although the second story requires brand new paneling as it is converted into a new single family home.
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
, which runs from Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...
to Hackettstown
Hackettstown (NJT station)
Hackettstown Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The station is located at the intersection of Valentine Street and Beatty Street and is the western terminus of the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line, which both provide service to Hoboken Terminal or to...
, reaching Benson Street in the middle of the residential portion. Benson Street was constructed in 1883 in a unique English Tudor design with stucco facades and a slate roof. Benson Street had a two platform, two track station with the gas lights on the side of tracks. Service was discontinued to Benson Street Station (along with Rowe Street
Rowe Street (NJT station)
The Rowe Street Station is an abandoned train station that is located in the town of Bloomfield, New Jersey. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Hackettstown, reaching Rowe Street in Bloomfield...
in Bloomfield
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 47,315. It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District.-History:...
and Arlington
Arlington (NJT station)
The Arlington Station is an abandoned train station that is located in the town of Kearny, New Jersey. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Hackettstown...
in Kearny
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
) on September 20, 2002 when the Montclair Connection
Montclair Connection
The Montclair Connection is a short section of double-track New Jersey Transit rail connecting the former end of the Montclair Branch at Bay Street Station to the old Boonton Line southeast of Walnut Street Station. It opened on Monday, September 30, 2002, at a cost of $60,000,000...
was opened. Train service to Glen Ridge is serviced to the south at Glen Ridge
Glen Ridge (NJT station)
Glen Ridge is a New Jersey Transit station at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line....
station in the downtown commercial district.
In May 2009, the Benson Street station was sold into private hands by New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
to rehabilitate the aging structure, and the new owners began stabilizing the structure which had been damaged by a fire in the 1980s and was in serious disrepair. On December 2, 2009, after a review from the New Jersey State Historical Preservation Organization, the new owners received the go-ahead to begin preliminary reconstruction of the former Benson Street Station. This rehabilitation project starts by restructuring the basement of the building. By June 2010, the station had received new gutters, new walls and brand new roofing. Parts of the building's first floor paneling was kept, although the second story requires brand new paneling as it is converted into a new single family home.