National Register of Historic Places

Pompton Plains Railroad Station

Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey
Listed
March 5, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08000136

About this property

Pompton Plains is a former railroad station in Pequannock Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Located at 33 Evans Place in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock, the station is a former stop on the Erie Railroad's Greenwood Lake Division (former New York and Greenwood Lake Railway). The station was a single side-platform station with service from Wanaque–Midvale station in Wanaque to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City, where connections were made to ferries to New York City. The next station north was Pompton–Riverdale after 1951 (Riverdale station before 1951). The next station south was Pequannock station. Service through Pompton Plains began in January 1873 as part of a railroad from Jersey City to Greenwood Lake and Sterling Forest, New York. The station became part of the New York and Greenwood Lake in 1878 and the Erie Railroad in 1896. Service through to Greenwood Lake ended in 1935 and replaced to Wanaque. In October 1963, the station became part of a shuttle line operated by the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad between Wanaque–Midvale and Mountain View station in Wayne. Passenger service at Pompton Plains ended on September 30, 1966 as part of several cuts by the Erie-Lackawanna. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2008.

Location

33 Evans Place
Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey
40.97064, -74.29300

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
Sources

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When was Pompton Plains Railroad Station listed on the National Register?

Pompton Plains Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Pompton Plains Railroad Station?

Pompton Plains Railroad Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pompton Plains Railroad Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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