Towaco (NJT station)
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Towaco
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The Towaco station platform in September 2013, facing eastbound along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The shelter for buses can be seen to the right.
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| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NJT Bus: 871 Lakeland: 46(limited Lakeland service) |
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 11[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1910–1911[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Whitehall (–1905)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2012) | 100 (average weekday)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Towaco is a New Jersey Transit station in the Towaco section of Montville, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station was renovated in the late 1990s. The railroad line is currently just one main track, but operated as many as four tracks in the 1920s for transport of eastbound coal and goods. The railway bridges over US 202 in the Towaco area initially carried the four tracks. The general incline of the track in this area is an eastward downhill grade.
The station was built by the DL&W in 1910-11 as a concrete facility, replacing the old "Whitehall" stop, which was renamed Towaco in 1905.[4]
In this area, the Morris Canal paralleled the railroad from Boonton to Towaco to Lincoln Park until its abandonment in 1925. Considerable evidence of the Canal is visible along US 202. These include the towpath and canal bed. An inclined plane for canal boats was used along US 202 farther south, between Lake Valhalla Road and the Montville Inn.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- NJT rail station information page for Towaco
- DepartureVision real time train information for Towaco
- Montclair-Boonton Line schedule
- Station from Google Maps Street View
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