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Maplewood is a train station that serves New Jersey Transit's Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch (commonly known as the Morris and Essex Lines) in the township of Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey. Located in downtown Maplewood at 145 Dunnell Road (near the intersection with Maplewood Avenue), the station services trains from New York Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal to the east along with trains to Summit, Dover, Hackettstown and Gladstone to the west.

Maplewood
Maplewood station in March 2015.
General information
Location	145 Dunnell Road (at Maplewood Avenue), Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey 07040
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Lockers and racks
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	September 17, 1837 (preliminary trip)[1] September 28, 1837 (regular service)[2][3]
Rebuilt	1859–1860[4][5] 1901[6]–January 1902[7]
Electrified	December 18, 1930[8]
Passengers
2017	3,488 (average weekday)[9][10]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Millburn toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch weekdays South Orange toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken Millburn toward Hackettstown Morristown Line
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Millburn toward Buffalo Main Line South Orange toward Hoboken

History

Service in Maplewood began on September 28, 1837 with the opening of the Morris and Essex Railroad. At that time, service in then-Jefferson Village was limited to a flag stop at the Montgomery–Ogden House on Jefferson Street, a house built in the 18th century. Daniel Beach and his wife bought the property and the kitchen served as the waiting room for trains to stop. Known only as the "Stone House" stop,[4] the name Maplewood was not attached until c. 1860. The Montgomery–Ogden House served as the station until 1859,[4] when a new depot was built by a land speculator at Baker Street and Maplewood Avenue.[5]

The 1860 depot was replaced by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1901 with the current structure. Construction finished in January 1902.[7]

Station layout

Parking is available in a small lot just to the east of the station on the eastbound side (Lot 1) and a lot one block west of the station on the westbound side (Lot 4). There are also several signed areas along nearby streets, referred to as Lots 2 and 3.

Parking is restricted to Maplewood residents with permits from 6:00–9:00 a.m. on weekdays or non-permit holders for a $3 fee. At all other times, parking is free of charge, but overnight parking is not allowed. Bicycle lockers are also provided.

The station has two low-level platforms connected by a tunnel. Not all trains stop at this station, and trains may pass through the station on any track.

Ground/ platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	←      Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown (Millburn) ←      Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone (Millburn)
	Track 1	←      Morristown Line toward Dover or Hackettstown (Millburn) ←      Gladstone Branch weekdays toward Gladstone (Millburn) ←           Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch toward Hoboken or New York (South Orange) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 2	←           Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch toward Hoboken or New York (South Orange) →
	Street level	Station building, ticket machines, parking
B	Underpass	Walkway between platforms and station building

Bibliography

• Douglass, A.M. (1912). The Railroad Trainman, Volume 29. Cleveland, Ohio: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
• Walker, Herbert T. (1902). "Early History of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and it's Locomotives - Part 2: The Morris and Essex Railroad". Railroad Gazette. 34. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

References

External links

• Station House from Google Maps Street View

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