South Orange station

South Orange
South Orange station at the southwest corner of South Orange Avenue and Sloan Street.
General information
Location17 Sloan Street, South Orange, New Jersey
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections NJT Bus: 31, 92, and 107
Construction
AccessibleYes (mini-platform)
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedSeptember 17, 1837 (preliminary trip)
September 28, 1837 (regular service)
RebuiltFebruary 1, 1916
ElectrifiedSeptember 22, 1930
Passengers
20242,399 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Maplewood
toward Gladstone
 Gladstone Branch
weekdays
 Mountain Station
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Maplewood
toward Hackettstown
 Morristown Line
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Maplewood
toward Buffalo
 Main Line Mountain Station
toward Hoboken
South Orange Station
The station house as seen from Sloan Street
Location17 Sloan Street,
South Orange, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′45″N 74°15′39″W / 40.74583°N 74.26083°W / 40.74583; -74.26083
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectFrank J. Nies
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002669
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location

South Orange is a New Jersey Transit station in South Orange, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex (formerly Erie Lackawanna) rail line. It is located in the business district of South Orange, near its town hall. It is one of two train stations in the township of South Orange, Mountain Station being the other near the township border. South Orange station was built by the Lackawanna Railroad in 1916.

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