Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)

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.

Walnut Street
Walnut Street station in February 2015.
General information
Location25 Depot Square
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Coordinates40.8173°N 74.2098°W / 40.8173; -74.2098
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 low level side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking198 spots in 4 lots
Bicycle facilitiesparking rack
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code1737
Fare zone5
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1873
RebuiltOctober 27, 1953
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 2002
Previous namesMontclair
Key dates
July 1, 1981Station agency closed
Passengers
20171,208 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Watchung Avenue
toward Hackettstown
 Montclair-Boonton Line
weekdays
 Bay Street
toward New York or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Watchung Avenue
toward Hackettstown
 Boonton Line
until 2002
 Benson Street
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Watchung Avenue
toward Sterling Forest
 New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Glen Ridge
toward Jersey City

The station house, built in 1953, has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016.

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