Summit station (NJ Transit)

Summit is a train station in Summit, New Jersey, served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines (the Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line). The station sits 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 1904–1905 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in a mile-long open cut, it is one of the few NJ Transit stations with platforms below street level.

Summit
A Wall Street-bound train at the station
General information
Location40 Union Place, Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′59.6″N 74°21′27.9″W
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Connections NJT Bus: 70, 986
Lakeland: 78
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
OpenedSeptember 17, 1837 (preliminary trip)
September 28, 1837 (regular service)
Rebuilt1905
ElectrifiedDecember 18, 1930
Passengers
20173,880 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
New Providence
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Short Hills
weekdays
toward New York or Hoboken
Chatham
toward Hackettstown
 Morristown Line Short Hills
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Chatham
toward Buffalo
 Main Line Short Hills
toward Hoboken
New Providence
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch Roseville Avenue
toward Hoboken
Location
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