Mountain Station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mountain Station
Mountain Station facing eastbound from the New York-bound platform in December 2014.
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	NJT Bus: 92 (one block east on Scotland Rd.)
Other information
Fare zone	5
History
Rebuilt	1870s, 1914–1915
Electrified	September 22, 1930
Previous names	Montrose
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	333 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station South Orange toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Highland Avenue toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken South Orange toward Hackettstown Morristown Line
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station South Orange toward Buffalo Main Line Highland Avenue toward Hoboken
Mountain Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The eastbound station depot at Mountain station, seen in December 2014 from Vose Avenue.
Location in Essex County, New Jersey Show map of Essex County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	449 Vose Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1915
Architect	Nies, Frank J.
Architectural style	Renaissance
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002656
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1984

Mountain Station is a train station in South Orange, New Jersey. It is part of the New Jersey Transit system. The station was built in 1915. It is listed on both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. This means it is an important historic building.

About Mountain Station

Mountain Station is located in Essex County. It serves the Morris and Essex train lines. These lines were once part of the Erie Lackawanna Morristown Line.

Station Design and History

When the Lackawanna Railroad rebuilt the Morristown Line in the early 1900s, they changed many parts of the railway. They wanted to remove places where roads crossed the train tracks at the same level. This makes train travel safer.

However, Mountain Station was special. Its tracks stayed at the same height. Because of this, the Montrose Avenue road crossing was changed. The road was raised to go over the tracks on a bridge. Another road crossing, Mountain House Road, was removed completely. A path for people to walk was built there instead. This path was later removed in the 1970s.

How Trains Use the Station

Mountain Station has two platforms. One platform is for trains heading west. These trains go towards places like Dover or Hackettstown. The other platform is for trains heading east. These trains go towards Hoboken or New York City.

Most trains that stop at Mountain Station either start or end their journey in Hoboken. Some trains, called "Midtown Direct" trains, go straight to New York City. These trains usually do not stop at Mountain Station. However, you can still get to New York City from Mountain Station. You just need to switch trains at another station nearby, like the main station in South Orange. The South Orange station is less than a mile away.