Stirling station (NJ Transit)

Stirling is a NJ Transit station in the Stirling neighborhood of Long Hill Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. The station consists of one side platform, as well as a concrete block shelter constructed in August 1974 after the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad depot was demolished.[4] The Erie Lackawanna Railroad demolished the old depot on August 14, 1972 without notifying then-Passaic Township.[7]

Stirling
Stirling Station facing the lone station platform facing towards Gillette.
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	708 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone	14[2]
History
Opened	January 29, 1872[3]
Rebuilt	c. 1882, August 1974[4]
Electrified	January 6, 1931[5]
Key dates
1965	Station agency eliminated[6]
August 14, 1972	Station depot razed[7]
Passengers
2017	117 (average weekday)[8][9]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Millington toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Gillette toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Millington toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Gillette toward Hoboken
Location

Station layout

The only physical facility at this station is a cinder-block-walled, shingle-roofed bench shelter facing the track. A pay telephone and a newsstand stand nearby. The low-level side platform connects to the bypass track via a walkway over the station track, allowing passengers to access trains on both tracks.

Ground/ Platform level	Street level	Ticket machine, parking
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Station track	←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Millington) ←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Gillette) →
	Bypass track	←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Millington) ←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Gillette) →

References

1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
2. "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
3. Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "New Shelter [Photo]". The Echoes-Sentinel. Warren Township, New Jersey. August 29, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bedecked Municipalities on P. & D. Branch Greet First Electric Train Run". The Plainfield Courier-News. January 7, 1931. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "PUC Approves Closing 3 RR Ticket Booths". The Paterson Evening News. April 30, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Higgins, Flo (August 17, 1972). "Sad Day in Stirling - End of an Era". The Echoes-Sentinel. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
9. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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