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Convent Station (NJ Transit)

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Convent Station
Convent Station stationhouse
General information
Location	Convent Road at Old Turnpike Road Morris Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°46′44″N 74°26′36″W / 40.77889°N 74.44333°W / 40.77889; -74.44333
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 873, 878
Construction
Parking	580 spaces, 9 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	428 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone	12
History
Opened	1867[2]
Rebuilt	1913–1914[3]
Electrified	December 18, 1930[4]
Passengers
2017	1,035 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Morristown toward Hackettstown Morristown Line Madison toward New YorkorHoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Morristown toward Buffalo Main Line Madison toward Hoboken
Location

Convent Station is a NJ Transit rail station on the Morristown Line. It is located on the grounds of Saint Elizabeth UniversityinConvent Station, New Jersey.^[7]

The station first opened in 1867.^[2] A small wooden structure was built in 1876 and called Convent Station.^[8] The existing station house, built in 1913–1914, has two side platforms, with the station house on the eastbound platform. A ticket office and waiting room is open weekdays. On the westbound track a brick waiting house stands. A former freight station is on the eastbound side. The main driveway into the college is located at a level crossing at the east end of the platform.

Nearby are several office complexes, including the headquarters of Honeywell to the north and PfizeratGiralda Farms to the east. The Traction Line Recreation Trail, formerly a line of the Morris County Traction Company, runs along the northeastern side of the line.

Station layout[edit]

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.

See also[edit]

• List of NJ Transit railroad stations
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

References[edit]

^ "Lackawanna Electric Train Gets Ovations". The Paterson Morning Call. December 19, 1930. p. 34. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

• Media related to Convent Station (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

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