Millington station

Millington
The station at Millington, seen from across the tracks.
General information
Location1931 Long Hill Road, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07946
Platforms1 low-level side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking114 spaces on Old Mill Road
Other information
Station code710 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone14[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[3]
Rebuilt1901[4]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[5]
Key dates
July 1, 1981Station agency closed[6]
Passengers
2017131 (average weekday)[7][8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Lyons
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Stirling
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Lyons
toward Gladstone
Gladstone Branch Stirling
toward Hoboken
Millington Station
Millington station in 1907
Coordinates40°40′25″N 74°31′24.5″W / 40.67361°N 74.523472°W / 40.67361; -74.523472
NRHP reference No.84002767 [9]
NJRHP No.2138[10]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location
Map

Millington is a NJ Transit station in the Millington section of Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, located at the intersection of Oaks Road and Division Avenue. It is served by the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, and is one of three stops in Long Hill Township.

  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ 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. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use". The Bernardsville News. July 16, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "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. Open access icon
  6. ^ McCrae, Sharon (July 16, 1981). "Closing of Millington RR Station Brings Suggestions For Its Use". The Echoes-Sentinel. Stirling, New Jersey. pp. 1, 20. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJRHP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).