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40°40′29″N 74°29′36″W / 40.67472°N 74.49333°W / 40.67472; -74.49333

Stirling
Stirling station facing the lone station platform facing towards Gillette.
General information
Location213 Central Avenue, Long Hill Township, New Jersey
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station code708 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone14[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1872[3]
Rebuiltc. 1882, August 1974[4]
ElectrifiedJanuary 6, 1931[5]
Key dates
1965Station agency eliminated[6]
August 14, 1972Station depot razed[7]
Passengers
2017117 (average weekday)[8][9]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Millington
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Gillette
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Millington
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Gillette
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Stirling is a NJ Transit station in the Stirling neighborhood of Long Hill Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The station consists of one side platform, as well as a concrete block shelter constructed in August 1974 after the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad depot was demolished.[4] The Erie Lackawanna Railroad demolished the old depot on August 14, 1972 without notifying then-Passaic Township.[7]

Station layout

The only physical facility at this station is a cinder-block-walled, shingle-roofed bench shelter facing the track. A pay telephone and a newsstand stand nearby. The low-level side platform connects to the bypass track via a walkway over the station track, allowing passengers to access trains on both tracks.

References

  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. ^ a b "New Shelter [Photo]". The Echoes-Sentinel. Warren Township, New Jersey. August 29, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2019 – 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. ^ "PUC Approves Closing 3 RR Ticket Booths". The Paterson Evening News. April 30, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Higgins, Flo (August 17, 1972). "Sad Day in Stirling - End of an Era". The Echoes-Sentinel. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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