Montclair State University, signed as Montclair State University Station at Little Falls, is a NJ Transit rail station in the Great Notch area of Little Falls, New Jersey on the Montclair-Boonton Line.[5]

Montclair State University Station at Little Falls
Montclair State University station parking deck
General information
Coordinates	40.8695°N 74.1975°W / 40.8695; -74.1975
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1 high level island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MSU campus shuttles
Construction
Parking	1530 spots
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	April 28, 2003 (unofficial)[1] October 20, 2004 (official)[2]
Electrified	yes
Passengers
2017	583 (average weekday)[3][4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Little Falls limited service toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line weekdays Montclair Heights toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken

History

The station, which opened on October 20, 2004, is located on Clove Road near Route 46 and the Montclair State University campus,[2] and was built at a cost of US$26 million,[6] following the completion of the Montclair Connection. Although the station itself was not officially open, a temporary platform was built to allow the under-construction station to serve one of its main purposes as the Montclair-Boonton Line's primary transfer station.

Station layout and service

The station has two tracks and one sheltered, high-level island platform with an elevated walkway over the tracks connecting it to the parking deck and the college campus. The station is equipped with ticket machines and DepartureVision monitors displaying arrivals and departures. It is accessible as the platform is fully elevated and elevators are available in addition to stairs. The station was intended to be a park-and-ride, near a highway and with a large parking deck.

There is no connecting bus service directly to the station, as the university's bus stop is on the opposite side of campus near the Montclair Heights station. Campus shuttles, however, do serve the station.

On weekdays, every train on the Montclair-Boonton Line stops here. Midtown Direct service to New York Penn Station terminates here, as the line west of the nearby yard is not electrified. The station is a major transfer point for riders because many trains terminate here, it is the first station on the line with service to New York Penn Station, and it is the first local stop of express trains.

Although the Montclair-Boonton Line recently^[when?] added weekend service, Montclair State University is not served on weekends as Bay Street is the weekend terminus for trains to and from Hoboken.[7]

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