Arlington (NJT station)

Arlington
The site of the former Arlington station as viewed near Garafola Place.
Location	Forest Street railroad crossing, Kearny, New Jersey
Owned by	Norfolk Southern
Line(s)	Montclair-Boonton Line
Platforms	ground-level
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	1701 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Opened	1899[2]
Closed	September 20, 2002
Previous names	Conrail, New Jersey Transit
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Rowe Street toward Hackettstown Montclair-Boonton Line Hoboken Terminal toward Hoboken or New York Penn Station Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Pavonia Terminal Terminus New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad West Arlington toward Sterling Forest

Arlington is an abandoned train station in the Arlington section of Kearny, New Jersey.. The station was a former stop on the Boonton Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Hackettstown. Train service was discontinued in 2002 when the Montclair Connection was opened.^[3]

See also

• Benson Street – First of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
• Rowe Street- Second of two additional stations that were removed with the Montclair Connection.
• West Arlington (Erie Railroad station) – Second of two stations in Arlington for the Erie Lackawanna Railway.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
3. "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2009.

The Arlington Station in 1910 during its days as an Erie station

Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 74°08′24″W / 40.7698°N 74.1401°W