Hackettstown station

Hackettstown
Hackettstown station in March 2017
General information
Location	Valentine Street and Beatty Streets, Hackettstown, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′07″N 74°50′05″W / 40.85194°N 74.83472°W / 40.85194; -74.83472
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Lines	Morristown Line Washington Secondary
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Hourly and reserved
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	19
History
Opened	January 16, 1854 (Morris and Essex Railroad)[1] October 31, 1994 (NJ Transit)[2]
Closed	September 30, 1966[3]
Rebuilt	1868
Passengers
2024	59 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Terminus Montclair–Boonton Line limited service Mount Olive toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken Morristown Line limited service
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Port Murray toward Portland or Phillipsburg Old Main Line Mount Olive toward Lake Hopatcong
Location

Hackettstown station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Valentine Street and Beatty Street, the station serves as the western terminus for NJ Transit's Morristown Line and Montclair–Boonton Line for most trains that operate west of Dover. The station consists of a single low-level side platform with shelter and a partial high-level platform handicap accessibility. Hackettstown station also has a 103-space parking lot owned by NJ Transit free for use.

Railroad service in Hackettstown began on January 16, 1854 with the extension of the Morris and Essex Railroad to Hackettstown. Service in Hackettstown continued until September 30, 1966 when service to Washington was discontinued west of Netcong–Stanhope by the Erie Lackawanna Railroad as part of greater service cuts. NJ Transit revived service on October 31, 1994 with an extension to Hackettstown, opening a station at Mount Olive in the process.

History

Originally, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) served Hackettstown with a large station in downtown Hackettstown for its Old Main alignment. The large wooden station was a Type W-2 station (from DL&W railroad documents) built in 1868. Hackettstown station was razed in the late 1960s^[5] after passenger service on most Erie-Lackawanna Railroad branches terminated in October 1966.^[6]

Service west of Netcong station began on October 31, 1994, with an extension of the Boonton Line westward along Conrail's Washington Secondary. The station was opened along with Mount Olive station^[7] near Waterloo Village and the International Trade Center in the namesake township.

In 2023, NJ Transit purchased the Washington Secondary track from Netcong station to Hackettstown. Norfolk Southern retained an exclusive freight easement.^[8][9]

References

1. Davis, J.M. "Letter to the New York Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society" (PDF). The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
2. Ciliberti, Dino F. (October 30, 1994). "Train Service Starts Tomorrow to Mount Olive, Hackettstown". The Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. p. E7. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Erie Curtailment Approved by Judiciary". The Morning Call. Paterson, New Jersey. October 1, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
5. Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 2: Dover to Scranton. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc.
6. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 1: New Jersey. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
7. Sanderson, Bill (November 6, 1994). "People Back Home Know Best". The Record (Bergen County). Bergen County, New Jersey: The Record of Bergen County.
8. "DO FR-4915-01-P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD" (PDF). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
9. "Real Property Owned By NJ Transit". NJ Transit. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

External links

Media related to Hackettstown (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons