Millburn Station is a New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit

The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...

 station in Millburn, New Jersey

Millburn, New Jersey

Millburn is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,149.Millburn Township was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township.Millburn also...

 along the Morris and Essex Railroad

Morris and Essex Railroad

The Morris and Essex Railroad was a railroad across northern New Jersey, later part of the main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.-History:...

 line.

History

The Millburn Station predates the town's formal incorporation and in fact dates back to 1837. It was one of the original stations served by the original Morris and Essex Railroad

Morris and Essex Railroad

The Morris and Essex Railroad was a railroad across northern New Jersey, later part of the main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.-History:...

.

In 1837, the first steam locomotive to run along the M&E line made its trial run to Millburn (called "Millville" in that year). Unhappily, that particular excursion ended in tragedy as the train, in push mode for the return trip, derailed near Newark Broad Street Station, with two fatalities.

However, rail service eastward to Newark, and westward to Dover, proved a boon to the town—so much so that local historians credit the railroad as the chief impetus for Millburn's incorporation as a separate municipality in 1857.

Present facility

The Millburn Station is located at the intersection of Essex Avenue and Lackawanna Place and was built in 1906-07.

The station consists of two ground-level platforms and a single building on the eastbound (toward Hoboken

Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...

 and New York Penn Station

Pennsylvania Station (New York City)

Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also...

) side. This building houses a waiting area and a ticket office, which is normally open on weekday mornings only. There are also ticket vending machines installed. Tickets may be purchased on board the train but are then subject to a $5 surcharge.

These platforms are not high-level platforms. Passengers boarding or debarking at this station must use the stairs on each car. Millburn Station is not considered handicap-accessible.

The eastbound and westbound (toward Gladstone

Gladstone (NJT station)

Gladstone Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. It is the western terminus of the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line....

 and Hackettstown

Hackettstown (NJT station)

Hackettstown Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The station is located at the intersection of Valentine Street and Beatty Street and is the western terminus of the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line, which both provide service to Hoboken Terminal or to...

) platforms are accessible from two concrete stairwells that rise from Lackawanna Place, next to the metal trestle that carries the tracks over Lackawanna Place. Passengers can also cross from one platform to another through a tunnel near the ticket office.

Rail Service

This station receives local and occasional express trains from the Morristown Line

Morristown Line

The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn...

 and the Gladstone Branch

Gladstone Branch

The Gladstone Branch is a branch of New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines. The Gladstone Branch primarily serves commuter trains; freight service is no longer operated...

, with service to Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...

 and Midtown Direct service to New York City

New York City

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.

Service begins at 5:03 a.m. and ends at 2:22 a.m. 58 inbound trains (including 15 peak-hour trains) and 63 outbound trains (including 14 peak-hour trains) stop at this station every weekday. Weekend and holiday service is limited to 39 inbound and 39 outbound trains, running between 5:34 a.m. and 2:17 a.m. Afternoon and evening service to and from Hoboken typically consists of trains containing three or four self-propelled electric cars. Hoboken service at other hours, and all Midtown Direct service (to and from New York), is provided on much longer trains propelled by electric locomotives either in push or pull mode.

For fare-calculation and seat-check purposes, the Millburn station is in Zone 7 of the Morris and Essex Lines, a zone it shares with the Short Hills

Short Hills (NJT station)

Short Hills Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Short Hills, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line.- History :The presence of a railroad station at the present site dates from 1879, when Stewart Hartshorn, the developer of what became the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn,...

station. As is the policy everywhere on the New Jersey Transit system, passengers who board the train while the ticket office is open, or where a vending machine exists, and then buy their tickets on board, are subject to a five-dollar surcharge.

Parking

Permitted parking is available in a vast parking lot on the westbound side, and also in a lot adjacent to the parking lot of the Millburn Free Public Library on the far side of Lackawanna Place. This parking lot uses a valet parking system to maximize use of its space. Permits cost $360 per year ($450 for a second car per household) and entitle a resident to park in other nearby lots (and also on the street next to his own house). The nearby shopping district meters its parking, charging ten cents an hour or twenty-five cents for two hours—fees that are purely nominal and are intended solely to prevent railroad users from occupying parking spaces intended for patrons of local shops and banks.

Nearby businesses, facilities, and attractions

The Millburn Professional Building stands on the westbound platform, directly opposite the station building. This was probably one of the original station buildings but does not today house any New Jersey Transit offices. Another major office building stands directly west of the station building, nearer the Lackawanna Place trestle.
The Millburn Free Public Library is located across Lackawanna Place, and the Millburn Volunteer First Aid Squad is located on Glen Avenue on the north side of the station parking lot.

The station is also located near a thriving shopping and financial district. Several restaurants, offering a wide variety of cuisines, are located across Essex Avenue from the station.

External links

• entrance from parking lot from Google Maps Street View