Gillette is the first of three station stops on the
Gladstone Branch
The Gladstone Branch (also known as the Gladstone Line) is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit from Gladstone station, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, to either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station. It is one of two branches of th ...
of the
Morris & Essex Lines
The Morris & Essex Lines are a group of former Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (DL&W) railroad lines in New Jersey now owned and operated by NJ Transit. The lines include service offered on the Morristown Line and the Gladstone Branch. P ...
of
NJ Transit
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in
Long Hill Township, New Jersey
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. The station consists of a small low-level side platform with a covered bench shelter on the inbound side of the single track. The station is located at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Jersey Avenue in the
Gillette
Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G).
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gil ...
portion of
Long Hill Township. The station has 82 parking spaces and bike lockers.
History
George Howell was an engineer who surveyed the area for the
New Jersey West Line Railroad
The New Jersey West Line Railroad was a proposed railroad running east and west across Northern New Jersey, of which the only part constructed was what is now the Gladstone Branch of New Jersey Transit between Summit, New Jersey, Summit and Berna ...
. The station is named after the local unincorporated area. According to local story, the area of Gillette was named after Rachel Gillette Cornish. Mr. Howell was married to Rachel Melissa Cornish, the daughter of Rachel Gillette. Since the Gladstone Branch was opened, the station has never consisted more than a shelter for passengers on the side of the tracks, unlike nearby
Stirling
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, which once boasted a large station depot built in 1872.
Station layout
Gillette station contains only a covered bench shelter on the low-level side platform, several
newsstands, a
pay telephone
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, and numerous benches facing the single track from the inbound side. This station has a ticket vending machine. Bike racks are present next to the shelter. The station has the second-largest parking lot among the three stations in Long Hill Township, boasting an 82-space lot owned by New Jersey Transit, but contracted out to the township. Of the 82 spaces, 2 are handicap-accessible, although the station is not handicapped-accessible.
The station sees use by nearly all Gladstone Branch trains during the week. On weekends, commuters must transfer to the
Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via either New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound ...
at Summit, which goes to New York and Hoboken.
See also
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Millington station
Millington is a NJ Transit station in the Millington, New Jersey, Millington section of Long Hill Township, New Jersey, Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, located at the intersection of Oaks Road and Division Avenue. ...
- The third station in Long Hill Township.
References
External links
Station from Mountain Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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Long Hill Township, New Jersey
NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
Former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872