New Providence | |||||||||||||
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 The New Providence station after restoration in Summer 2024. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 803 Old Springfield Avenue New Providence, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′43.7″N74°23′11.2″W / 40.712139°N 74.386444°W /40.712139; -74.386444 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Lines | Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus:986Lakeland: 78 | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 702 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 9[6] | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | January 29, 1872[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 6, 1931[4] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | West Summit (1872–1927)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 232 (average weekday)[1] | ||||||||||||
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New Providence is aNew Jersey Transit station inNew Providence, New Jersey along theGladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The original 1899 station, built by theDelaware, 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.[8] The former segment of Springfield Avenue on the opposite side of the tracks has been turned into an additional parking lot.
The station was originally namedWest 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 ofSummit residents.[7]
The station has one low-levelside platform.
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