New Providence is a New Jersey Transit station in New Providence, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The original 1899 station, built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad still stands. New Providence station is located across from the intersection of Old Springfield Avenue and Division Avenue. Springfield Avenue was rerouted north of the station in 1931.[9] The former segment of Springfield Avenue on the opposite side of the tracks has been turned into an additional parking lot.
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
New Providence | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() The New Providence station in March 2015. The bridge for County Route 512 is in the distance. | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 803 Old Springfield Avenue New Providence, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′43.7″N 74°23′11.2″W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | 702 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 9[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | January 29, 1872[3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1899[4] | ||||||||||||
Electrified | January 6, 1931[5] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | West Summit (1872–1927)[6] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2017 | 556 (average weekday)[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||
![]() |
The station was originally named West Summit until March 1927, as the borough of New Providence felt there was confusion for not being on railroad timetables. The station was renamed over the opposition of Summit residents.[6]
The station has one low-level side platform.
Ground/ Platform level |
Track 1 | ← Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Murray Hill) ← Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Summit) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Street level | Ticket machine, parking |
Media related to New Providence (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
NJ Transit Rail stations | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic City Line |
| ||||||
Bergen County Line |
| ||||||
Gladstone Branch |
| ||||||
Main Line |
| ||||||
Meadowlands |
| ||||||
Montclair-Boonton Line |
| ||||||
Morristown Line |
| ||||||
North Jersey Coast Line |
| ||||||
Northeast Corridor Line |
| ||||||
Pascack Valley Line |
| ||||||
Raritan Valley Line |
| ||||||
West Trenton Line |
| ||||||
|
![]() ![]() | This New Jersey train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |