Walnut Street (formerly known as Montclair) is a

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station on Walnut Street at Depot Square in

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along the

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. It is the most used station on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Walnut Street is the second or fifth (depending the station of origin) of six stops that are in Montclair along the Montclair-Boonton line. It gets its name from the street that crosses the railroad tracks next to the station. It has a

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in its parking lot from the summer to the early fall. The station house, built in 1953, has been leased out as a restaurant for many years. The most recent tenant to occupy the space, Mezoco Mexican Taqueria, opened in 2016.

History

Built in 1873 by the Montclair Railway, the station was the

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's main station in Montclair. The station was formerly known as Montclair. In 1953, the current building was erected and the old station was demolished. On October 23, 1973, a freight train derailed at the station. The

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, which merged the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line, is a few streets after the station.

Station layout

The station's low-level

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s are not accessible. The station is located at the corner of Walnut Street and Depot Square, and is in the Walnut street business district.Walnut Street

, accessed April 27, 2007.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walnut Street (Njt Station) NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Montclair, New Jersey Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873 Railway stations in Essex County, New Jersey Former Erie Railroad stations 1873 establishments in New Jersey