Walnut Street station (NJT)

Walnut Street
The Walnut Street station in February 2015.
Location	25 Depot Square Montclair, NJ 07042
Coordinates	40°49′02″N 74°12′35″W / 40.8173°N 74.2098°W / 40.8173; -74.2098Coordinates: 40°49′02″N 74°12′35″W / 40.8173°N 74.2098°W / 40.8173; -74.2098
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Line(s)	Montclair-Boonton Line
Platforms	2 low level side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	DeCamp: 33
Construction
Parking	198 spots in 4 lots
Bicycle facilities	parking rack
Disabled access	no
Other information
Station code	1737
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1952
Electrified	September 30, 2002
Previous names	Montclair
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	982 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Bay Street toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Preceding station   NJT (before 2002)   Following station Watchung Avenue toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Benson Street toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Glen Ridge toward Pavonia Terminal New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad Watchung Avenue toward Sterling Forest

Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair) is a New Jersey Transit station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a farmers' market in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall.

The station house has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016.

Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the Erie Railroad's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair. It is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. In 1973 a freight train derailed at the station. The Montclair Connection, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.