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Short Hills (NJT station)
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Short Hills Station is a New Jersey Transit
station in Short Hills, New Jersey
along the Morris and Essex Railroad
line.
, built a station along the Morris and Essex Railroad
line. He built the station at his own expense at a cost of US $2,520.00, took full responsibility for its maintenance (which included paying the salary of the station master), and persuaded the operators of the M&E (actually the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
) to serve his station with two train stops a day. (Interestingly, the United States Post Office operated a station of their own on the premises of Stewart Hartshorn's original station. The USPS' presence in Short Hills dates from that year.)
The present facility dates from 1907 after Stewart Hartshorn's original station was demolished. The DL&W completed their Lackawanna Terminal (now the Hoboken Terminal
) in that same year.
This station has remained in operation for as long as any entity has run trains along the line. The Erie-Lackawanna Railroad served it, as did Conrail before the formation of New Jersey Transit.
In 2002, local residents planted a memorial tree on the station grounds to honour those of their neighbors who went to work on September 11, 2001
, most of them using this very station, and never came back.
The 1907 station had two buildings, one on each side of the double tracks. Today, however, only the building on the eastbound (toward Hoboken
and New York Penn Station
) side is in active use by New Jersey Transit; the westbound building houses the Millburn Short Hills Historical Society. The eastbound building houses a waiting area, community bulletin board, a restroom, a small news stand, and a ticket office (normally open weekdays between 4:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., closed on weekends and holidays).
Passengers may walk from one side of the tracks to the other through a tunnel that runs beneath them, with stairways to Hobart Avenue and to the eastbound and westbound (toward Gladstone
and Hackettstown
) platforms.
Both platforms are ground-level platforms. This station does not have the handicap-accessible high-level platforms available, for example, at the Summit
station.
and its Gladstone Branch
both serve this station. They provide service to multiple towns in northern New Jersey and west of Newark, and also to Hoboken
and New York City
.
Service begins at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 2:24 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 5:32 a.m. and 2:20 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 (or occasionally Diesel-electric) locomotives either in push or pull mode.
For fare-calculation and seat-check purposes, the Short Hills station is in Zone 7 of the Morris and Essex Lines, a zone it shares with the Millburn
station. As is the policy everywhere on the New Jersey Transit system, passengers who board the train while the ticket office is open, and then buy their tickets on board, are subject to a five-dollar surcharge.
and Newark Broad Street stations. However, most passengers will transfer, if they need to, between the Morristown and Gladstone branches at Summit and between Midtown Direct and Hoboken
service at Newark Broad Street.
New Jersey Transit does not operate any local bus route connecting to this station. However, at least one local handicap/elderly jitney
-like line provides service to this station.
The town of Springfield runs a jitney in the mornings and afternoons between the Springfield Town Pool parking lot and the Short Hills trains station.
Parking is not permitted on the westbound side. Limited standing is permitted for passenger pickup and drop-off.
Bicycle parking, in the form of metal chaining racks, is available on the eastbound side.
owned and operated by the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society. Short Hills Park
is located across Hobart Avenue from the station. The Short Hills Racquets Club is also located on the westbound side, within easy walking distance. When standing on either platform, one can easily see the windmill erected by Stewart Hartshorn to provide water pumpage to his home.
This station is located near the Short Hills branch of the United States Post Office and within walking distance of numerous small shops, all of which are on Chatham Road the eastbound side.
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 Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
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 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 MillburnMillburn, 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...
, built a station 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. He built the station at his own expense at a cost of US $2,520.00, took full responsibility for its maintenance (which included paying the salary of the station master), and persuaded the operators of the M&E (actually the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
) to serve his station with two train stops a day. (Interestingly, the United States Post Office operated a station of their own on the premises of Stewart Hartshorn's original station. The USPS' presence in Short Hills dates from that year.)
The present facility dates from 1907 after Stewart Hartshorn's original station was demolished. The DL&W completed their Lackawanna Terminal (now the 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...
) in that same year.
This station has remained in operation for as long as any entity has run trains along the line. The Erie-Lackawanna Railroad served it, as did Conrail before the formation of New Jersey Transit.
In 2002, local residents planted a memorial tree on the station grounds to honour those of their neighbors who went to work on September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
, most of them using this very station, and never came back.
Physical facility
The station is located between Hobart and Chatham Avenues. The Crescent Street and Short Hills Avenue terminate at or near the station. A trestle carries the tracks over Short Hills Avenue. The relatively narrow opening of the trestle makes this intersection one of the most dangerous in all of Short Hills. The station is the only one of NJ Transit's to have to advertisements.The 1907 station had two buildings, one on each side of the double tracks. Today, however, only the 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 is in active use by New Jersey Transit; the westbound building houses the Millburn Short Hills Historical Society. The eastbound building houses a waiting area, community bulletin board, a restroom, a small news stand, and a ticket office (normally open weekdays between 4:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., closed on weekends and holidays).
Passengers may walk from one side of the tracks to the other through a tunnel that runs beneath them, with stairways to Hobart Avenue and to 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.
Both platforms are ground-level platforms. This station does not have the handicap-accessible high-level platforms available, for example, at the Summit
Summit (NJT station)
Summit Station is a train station located in Summit, New Jersey, which is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines . The station is located between Union Place on the north and Broad Street on the south, with station access via either side, and between Summit Avenue on the east and Maple...
station.
Renovation in 2006
Millburn Township has renovated the station and upgraded the restrooms to make them compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. They have also repaired the rain gutters and leaders (downspouts). All the wooden doors, windows, and benches have undergone refinishing.Rail Service
The Morristown LineMorristown 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 its 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...
both serve this station. They provide service to multiple towns in northern New Jersey and west of Newark, and also to Hoboken
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Service begins at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 2:24 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 5:32 a.m. and 2:20 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 (or occasionally Diesel-electric) locomotives either in push or pull mode.
For fare-calculation and seat-check purposes, the Short Hills station is in Zone 7 of the Morris and Essex Lines, a zone it shares with the Millburn
Millburn (NJT station)
Millburn Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Millburn, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line.- History :The Millburn Station predates the town's formal incorporation and in fact dates back to 1837...
station. As is the policy everywhere on the New Jersey Transit system, passengers who board the train while the ticket office is open, and then buy their tickets on board, are subject to a five-dollar surcharge.
Connections
Theoretically, any passenger could connect between the Morristown Line and the Gladstone Branch at this or any other station between SummitSummit (NJT station)
Summit Station is a train station located in Summit, New Jersey, which is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines . The station is located between Union Place on the north and Broad Street on the south, with station access via either side, and between Summit Avenue on the east and Maple...
and Newark Broad Street stations. However, most passengers will transfer, if they need to, between the Morristown and Gladstone branches at Summit and between Midtown Direct and 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...
service at Newark Broad Street.
New Jersey Transit does not operate any local bus route connecting to this station. However, at least one local handicap/elderly jitney
Jitney
Jitney may refer to:* Jitney , written by August Wilson* Atlantic City Jitney Association, an association of operators of minibus service in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA* an archaic name for a nickel...
-like line provides service to this station.
The town of Springfield runs a jitney in the mornings and afternoons between the Springfield Town Pool parking lot and the Short Hills trains station.
Parking
Permitted parking is available on the eastbound side and across nearby Chatham Avenue, next to the United States Post Office branch. Permits typically cost $300 per year and are the same as the residential-parking permits that carry with them the privilege of parking one's car on the street in front of one's own house. Most Short Hills residents do not buy the annual permits. When they use the train they have family members drop them off at the station and pick them up. (Nearby shopping districts guard their parking spaces with meters that run no longer than one hour, for the nominal fee of ten cents per hour, a fee intended solely to prevent railroad users from abusing their parking privileges.)Parking is not permitted on the westbound side. Limited standing is permitted for passenger pickup and drop-off.
Bicycle parking, in the form of metal chaining racks, is available on the eastbound side.
Nearby businesses, facilities, and attractions
The building on the westbound side is now a museumMuseum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
owned and operated by the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society. Short Hills Park
Short Hills Park Historic District
The Short Hills Park Historic District is the oldest area of that unincorporated community in Millburn, New Jersey, United States. It consists of roughly a thousand acres with 125 buildings, mostly homes, in the area developed earliest by Stewart Hartshorn, whose goal was to create an "ideal town"...
is located across Hobart Avenue from the station. The Short Hills Racquets Club is also located on the westbound side, within easy walking distance. When standing on either platform, one can easily see the windmill erected by Stewart Hartshorn to provide water pumpage to his home.
This station is located near the Short Hills branch of the United States Post Office and within walking distance of numerous small shops, all of which are on Chatham Road the eastbound side.