Summit (NJT station)

Summit
Gladstone train waits on the Wall Track in view from east end.
Coordinates	40°42′59.6″N 74°21′27.9″W / 40.716556°N 74.357750°W / 40.716556; -74.357750Coordinates: 40°42′59.6″N 74°21′27.9″W / 40.716556°N 74.357750°W / 40.716556; -74.357750
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Gladstone Branch   Morristown Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Connections	NJT Bus: 70, 986 Lakeland: 78
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1905
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	3,638 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station New Providence toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Short Hills toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Chatham toward Hackettstown Morristown Line Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Chatham toward Buffalo Main Line Short Hills toward Hoboken New Providence toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Roseville Avenue toward Hoboken

Summit is a train station located in Summit, New Jersey, which is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines (the Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line). 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 Avenue on the west. Constructed in 1904-05 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in a mile-long open cut, it is notable for being one of the few NJ Transit stations with its platforms below street level.

There are three tracks and two platforms at the station, Track 1, Track 2, and Track 3, the latter more commonly referred to on site as the "Wall Track," which is located on the Broad Street side of the Station. The Track 1 platform (on the north side) is accessible via the Station overpass or from the Station parking lot originating at street level from Union Place near Summit Avenue. Track 2 and the Wall Track are accessible only via the Station overpass to a shared platform. In the early morning hours, trains on the Gladstone Branch originate at Gladstone Station with a final destination to Hoboken Terminal. Trains going to New York Pennsylvania Station (New York Penn Station) originate in Dover. As of 2009, Track 1 is mainly used for all trains going westbound (Dover or Gladstone). Track 2 and the Wall Track are currently used during the week (Monday to Friday) for all trains going eastbound (New York or Hoboken final stops). The Wall Track is mainly used by the Gladstone Branch, though under certain circumstances, Track 2 and the Wall Track are shared by both lines.

In 2017, NJ Transit will complete construction of a pocket track near Summit station to ease turn-around of trains during rush hour. Given the current infrastructure, turn-around of trains in Summit clogs up a significant amount of track capacity. The new track will able to accommodate 12 car trains which will allow NJ Transit to increase capacity on New York and Hoboken bound trains.

Trains originating from Dover have final stops in both New York Penn Station and Hoboken Station. Trains out of Hoboken Station with Summit Station as a connection have final stops in Dover or Gladstone. Trains out of New York Penn Station with Summit Station as a connection have final stops in Dover or Gladstone (check the current schedule for further details).