Dover (NJT station)

Dover
Dover Station from the island platform in the center of the station.
Location	Dickerson Street Dover, New Jersey
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Morristown Line   Montclair-Boonton Line
Platforms	1 (island)
Tracks	2
Connections	NJT Bus: 875, 880
Construction
Parking	Hourly and reserved
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	17
History
Opened	1902
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,227 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Mount Arlington toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Denville toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Morristown Line Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Wharton toward Buffalo Main Line Denville toward Hoboken
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station (a.k.a. Dover Railroad Station)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The station depot at Dover, seen in December 2014 with no business renting the depot.
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Location	Dover, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates	40°53′01″N 74°33′20″W / 40.88361°N 74.55556°W / 40.88361; -74.55556Coordinates: 40°53′01″N 74°33′20″W / 40.88361°N 74.55556°W / 40.88361; -74.55556
Area	0.6 acres (0.2 ha)
Built	1902
Architect	F.J. Nies
NRHP Reference #	80002511
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1980

Dover is a New Jersey Transit station in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The station was originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1901-02 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

On July 31, 1848 the first train rolled into Dover over the Morris & Essex Railroad. In 1863 the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) acquired the Morris & Essex line. On November 1, 1901 this new Lackawanna Station was opened in Dover with the arrival of the Buffalo Express at 3:00 p.m. It was met by a citizens' committee and the Dover Cornet Band. After the dedication ceremonies, a dinner was served at the Mansion House Hotel.

Both the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line serve this station, with service to Hoboken or to New York City via Midtown Direct. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, no trains travel further west than Dover.

There is a single center high center platform and a ticket agent in the building 7 days a week. A New Jersey Transit Rail Yard can be found east of the station.

Most outbound Morristown Line and some Montclair-Boonton Line trains currently terminate at this station, as Dover is the end of electrification. Diesel service continues west to the terminus at Hackettstown.