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Gillette station

Gillette
Gillette station facing towards Berkeley Heights in July 2014.
General information
Location	Mountain Avenue, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07933
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	707 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone	12[2]
History
Opened	January 29, 1872[3]
Electrified	January 6, 1931[4]
Passengers
2017	146 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Stirling toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Berkeley Heights toward New YorkorHoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Stirling toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Berkeley Heights toward Hoboken
Location

Gillette is a station on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex LinesofNJ TransitinLong Hill Township, New Jersey. It is located at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Jersey Avenue in the Gillette portion of Long Hill Township.

History[edit]

George Howell was an engineer who surveyed the area for the New Jersey West Line Railroad. The station is named after the local unincorporated area. According to local story, the area of Gillette was named after Rachel Gillette Cornish. Mr. Howell was married to Rachel Melissa Cornish, the daughter of Rachel Gillette. Since the Gladstone Branch was opened, the station has never consisted more than a shelter for passengers on the side of the tracks, unlike nearby Stirling, which once boasted a large station depot built in 1872.^[7]

Station layout[edit]

Gillette station contains one track and one low-level side platform on the inbound side of the track. The platform has a covered bench shelter, several newsstands, a pay telephone, and numerous benches. This station has a ticket vending machine. Bike racks are present next to the shelter. The station has an 82-space lot owned by New Jersey Transit, but contracted out to the township. Of the 82 spaces, 2 are handicap-accessible, although the station is not handicapped-accessible.^[8]

See also[edit]

• Millington station - The third station in Long Hill Township.

References[edit]

^ Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

• Station from Mountain Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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