Mountain View (NJT station)
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Mountain View Station, signed on the platform as Mountain View–Wayne, is a station maintained by New Jersey Transit in Wayne, New Jersey
. The station is located on the Montclair-Boonton Line
, a merge of the Boonton Line and Montclair Branch in 2002. Prior to the Montclair Connection
in 2002, the station was served by the Boonton Line. The station maintains one high-level side platform for the lone revenue service track. The station is located on Erie Avenue, just off of U.S. Route 202
and New Jersey Route 23 in downtown Wayne. Since January 2008, Mountain View station is the second of two stations in Wayne, the other being the Wayne Route 23 Transit Center
, a station off the Westbelt interchange. The station boasts 389 parking spaces on four different lots maintained by New Jersey Transit throughout Wayne. Bike lockers are also available.
The station is located in New Jersey Transit's ninth fare zone (along with Wayne Route 23), costing $9.25 for a one-way ticket to New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan
. For a one-way ticket from New Jersey Transit's Hoboken Terminal
, the cost is reduced by one dollar to $8.25. The station has one bus line servicing it, the No. 871, a former Morris County
Metro Bus Line. Mountain View is accessible for handicapped persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
. As of the November 7, 2010, five inbound (to New York/Hoboken) trains stop at Mountain View on weekday mornings, while ten outbound trains (from New York/Hoboken) stop on weekday afternoons/evenings. There is no weekend service to Mountain View, as all service terminates at Bay Street station
in Montclair, New Jersey
. However, during holidays, three of extra trains heading to Lake Hopatcong
stop at Mountain View along with three heading to Hoboken Terminal
. Trains continuing northbound next stop at Lincoln Park Station
in its namesake town of Lincoln Park
.
Train service to Mountain View is limited to rush hour trains. On weekday mornings, heading to Hoboken Terminal and/or New York Pennsylvania Station, Mountain View sees only five trains in three hours, running from 6:15 am to 9:25 am. On weekday afternoons, heading away from Hoboken and/or New York, Mountain View sees ten trains in ten hours, starting at 3:23 pm and ending at 1:46 the next morning. A transfer for each train is required at Montclair State University Station
to approach Mountain View. No weekend service is provided to Mountain View, as Montclair-Boonton line weekend service ends at Bay Street station
in Montclair. Six special holiday trains that run to Lake Hopatcong station
do stop at Mountain View. There is a ticket vending machine available. Tickets cost $9.25 to go to New York Pennsylvania Station and $8.25 to go Hoboken Terminal.
in Jersey City to Sterling Forest station on the New Jersey
/ New York
state line. There was a second station constructed in Wayne, north of Mountain View at the Ryerson Avenue crossing. In 1935, train service was cutback to Wanaque-Midvale station in Wanaque, New Jersey
. After the Erie Railroad
and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
merged in October 1960, plans started in 1963 to abandon the former Lackawanna Boonton Branch
, a freight railroad built in 1869. This line also had a second Mountain View station. That year, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad tied the Boonton Line and Greenwood Lake lines together at Mountain View Junction. The portion of the Boonton Branch east of the junction was abandoned and the Greenwood Lake was reduced to shuttle service north of Mountain View.
At that time, the wooden station depot at Mountain View built by the Erie was demolished and replaced by an Armco metal building on the platform, which boasted two tracks. One track served as the new Boonton Line, which turned westward to Lincoln Park. The other track served as the transfer for the now Wanaque-Midvale shuttle, serving the old Greenwood Lake north of Mountain View, including the Ryerson Avenue station. The shuttle service was discontinued in October 1966, along with the Ryerson Avenue station. The track was torn up south of Pequannock and as a result, the station shelter and canopy resides on the old shuttle track. The track redirected onto the Boonton Branch is still in use and is the lone track through Mountain View.
, once stood near the Parish Drive bridge, behind the PAL facility. Evidence of the freight house platforms, stairways, track dividers, etc are still visible. This station had passenger rail service until the 1963 realignment project. The Morris Canal passed through the western most bridge pier of the Parish Drive overpass.
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
. The station is located on the Montclair-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,...
, a merge of the Boonton Line and Montclair Branch in 2002. Prior to 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...
in 2002, the station was served by the Boonton Line. The station maintains one high-level side platform for the lone revenue service track. The station is located on Erie Avenue, just off of U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 202 is a U.S. Highway running from New Castle, Delaware northeast to Bangor, Maine. In the U.S. state of New Jersey, the route runs from the New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge over the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania border in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County near Lambertville...
and New Jersey Route 23 in downtown Wayne. Since January 2008, Mountain View station is the second of two stations in Wayne, the other being the Wayne Route 23 Transit Center
Wayne-Route 23 (NJT station)
Wayne Route 23 Transit Center is a New Jersey Transit park-and-ride station in Wayne, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line, also providing bus service to Newark and New York City. It is located off of the southbound lanes of Route 23, near the West Belt Road Interchange, where Route 23,...
, a station off the Westbelt interchange. The station boasts 389 parking spaces on four different lots maintained by New Jersey Transit throughout Wayne. Bike lockers are also available.
The station is located in New Jersey Transit's ninth fare zone (along with Wayne Route 23), costing $9.25 for a one-way ticket to New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
. For a one-way ticket from New Jersey Transit's 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...
, the cost is reduced by one dollar to $8.25. The station has one bus line servicing it, the No. 871, a former Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
Metro Bus Line. Mountain View is accessible for handicapped persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
. As of the November 7, 2010, five inbound (to New York/Hoboken) trains stop at Mountain View on weekday mornings, while ten outbound trains (from New York/Hoboken) stop on weekday afternoons/evenings. There is no weekend service to Mountain View, as all service terminates at Bay Street station
Bay Street (NJT station)
Bay Street Station is a New Jersey Transit station on Pine Street between Bloomfield and Glenridge Avenues in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is served by all trains on the line, including all ten weekend trains. The first station of six in Montclair, Bay Street...
in Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
. However, during holidays, three of extra trains heading to Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong (NJT station)
Lake Hopatcong Station is a New Jersey Transit station in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey. It is named for the nearby Lake Hopatcong. The station is located at the intersection of Landing Road and Lakeside Boulevard...
stop at Mountain View along with three heading to 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...
. Trains continuing northbound next stop at Lincoln Park Station
Lincoln Park (NJT station)
Lincoln Park Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Lincoln Park, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad as a Type W-103 structure in 1904 near the overpass of Comly Road....
in its namesake town of Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Lincoln Park is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 10,930....
.
Station layout and services
Mountain View station has a large station complex, consisting of four parking lots maintained by New Jersey Transit totaling up to 389 parking spaces, eight of which are handicap-accessible. These lots comprise of the main station lot, which has 228 parking spaces on Erie Avenue. All eight handicap spaces are located in that lot. The second lot has seventeen spaces located at Williams Street and Greenwood Avenue. A third lot is also located on this block, consisting of 26 spaces. A fourth and final parking lot is present on Greenwood Avenue near New Jersey Route 23, which makes up the final 118 spaces. There is no parking fee for any of the four lots. The station receives bus service from one line, the No. 871, which was one of the Morris County Metro lines.Train service to Mountain View is limited to rush hour trains. On weekday mornings, heading to Hoboken Terminal and/or New York Pennsylvania Station, Mountain View sees only five trains in three hours, running from 6:15 am to 9:25 am. On weekday afternoons, heading away from Hoboken and/or New York, Mountain View sees ten trains in ten hours, starting at 3:23 pm and ending at 1:46 the next morning. A transfer for each train is required at Montclair State University Station
Montclair State University (NJT station)
Montclair State University Station at Little Falls is a New Jersey Transit rail station in the Great Notch area of Little Falls, New Jersey on the Montclair-Boonton Line. It serves nearby Montclair State University as well as serving as a transfer station for trains on the line, and is located on...
to approach Mountain View. No weekend service is provided to Mountain View, as Montclair-Boonton line weekend service ends at Bay Street station
Bay Street (NJT station)
Bay Street Station is a New Jersey Transit station on Pine Street between Bloomfield and Glenridge Avenues in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is served by all trains on the line, including all ten weekend trains. The first station of six in Montclair, Bay Street...
in Montclair. Six special holiday trains that run to Lake Hopatcong station
Lake Hopatcong (NJT station)
Lake Hopatcong Station is a New Jersey Transit station in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey. It is named for the nearby Lake Hopatcong. The station is located at the intersection of Landing Road and Lakeside Boulevard...
do stop at Mountain View. There is a ticket vending machine available. Tickets cost $9.25 to go to New York Pennsylvania Station and $8.25 to go Hoboken Terminal.
Erie Railroad & Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
The Mountain View station was one of two stations in Wayne built on the New York and Greenwood Lake Railway, run by the Erie Railroad. The line ran from the Erie's Pavonia TerminalPavonia Terminal
Pavonia Terminal was the Erie Railroad terminal on the Hudson River situated on the landfilled Harsimus Cove in Jersey City, New Jersey.-History:The Erie began developing the waterfront site in 1856.The intermodal complex was built between 1886 and 1889...
in Jersey City to Sterling Forest station on the 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...
/ New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
state line. There was a second station constructed in Wayne, north of Mountain View at the Ryerson Avenue crossing. In 1935, train service was cutback to Wanaque-Midvale station in Wanaque, New Jersey
Wanaque, New Jersey
Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,116.Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and...
. After the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
merged in October 1960, plans started in 1963 to abandon the former Lackawanna Boonton Branch
Boonton Branch
The Boonton Branch refers to the railroad line that was completed in 1870 and ran 34 miles from Hoboken, NJ to Denville, NJ as part of the Morris & Essex Railroad, which in turn was part of the Lackawanna Railroad...
, a freight railroad built in 1869. This line also had a second Mountain View station. That year, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad tied the Boonton Line and Greenwood Lake lines together at Mountain View Junction. The portion of the Boonton Branch east of the junction was abandoned and the Greenwood Lake was reduced to shuttle service north of Mountain View.
At that time, the wooden station depot at Mountain View built by the Erie was demolished and replaced by an Armco metal building on the platform, which boasted two tracks. One track served as the new Boonton Line, which turned westward to Lincoln Park. The other track served as the transfer for the now Wanaque-Midvale shuttle, serving the old Greenwood Lake north of Mountain View, including the Ryerson Avenue station. The shuttle service was discontinued in October 1966, along with the Ryerson Avenue station. The track was torn up south of Pequannock and as a result, the station shelter and canopy resides on the old shuttle track. The track redirected onto the Boonton Branch is still in use and is the lone track through Mountain View.
Lackawanna Railroad station
A second Mountain View station, this one on the Lackawanna line from Hoboken on the Boonton BranchBoonton Branch
The Boonton Branch refers to the railroad line that was completed in 1870 and ran 34 miles from Hoboken, NJ to Denville, NJ as part of the Morris & Essex Railroad, which in turn was part of the Lackawanna Railroad...
, once stood near the Parish Drive bridge, behind the PAL facility. Evidence of the freight house platforms, stairways, track dividers, etc are still visible. This station had passenger rail service until the 1963 realignment project. The Morris Canal passed through the western most bridge pier of the Parish Drive overpass.