Madison station (NJ Transit)

For other places of the same name, see Madison station.
Madison
Madison station in Madison, New Jersey
General information
Location47 Kings Road, Madison, New Jersey, U.S.
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus: 873
Construction
Parking413 spaces (10 accessible)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code426 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone11
History
OpenedSeptember 17, 1837 (preliminary trip)[2]
September 28, 1837 (regular service)[3]
RebuiltJanuary 1, 1879[4]
January 1915[5]–April 17, 1916[6]
ElectrifiedDecember 18, 1930[7]
Key dates
April 19151879 depot razed[8]
Passengers
20171,536 (average weekday)[9][10]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Convent Station
toward Hackettstown
 Morristown Line Chatham
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Convent
toward Buffalo
 Main Line Chatham
toward Hoboken
Madison Station
Madison station's southern side in 2007
LocationMadison, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°45′25.3″N 74°24′54.7″W / 40.757028°N 74.415194°W / 40.757028; -74.415194
Built1916
ArchitectFrank J. Nies
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.84002764[11]
Location
Map

Madison station is a NJ Transit station in Madison, New Jersey. It is located on the Morristown Line.

In 1984, the station was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[11][12][13]

The station was built in 1916 after the local government passed an ordinance for $159,000 (equivalent to $3,076,000 in 2023) with the cooperation of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in the planning of the depot. Much of the road grading caused by the track elevation was funded by private contributions.

  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference madison1837 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Walker 1902, p. 409.
  4. ^ "Here is the First Picture of the New Station". The Madison Eagle. January 29, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Preparing for Foundation for New Madison Station". The Madison Eagle. January 15, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Taber & Taber 1980, pp. 96–97.
  7. ^ "Lackawanna Electric Train Gets Ovations". The Paterson Morning Call. December 19, 1930. p. 34. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Tearing Down the Old R. R. Station". The Madison Eagle. April 16, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Madison New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  13. ^ Morris County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places