Netcong station
| Company type | NJ Transit rail station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | January 16, 1854 |
| Headquarters | Netcong , United States |
| Products | Rail transport services |
Netcong serves as a NJ Transit rail stop situated in downtown Netcong, within Morris County, United States. Positioned at the intersection of U.S. Route 46 and Main Street, this modest facility consists of a single low-level side platform that accommodates travelers on both the Morristown Line and the Montclair–Boonton Line. These lines offer routes to Hoboken or New York City, utilizing Midtown Direct connections available at Dover station on the Morristown Line and at Montclair State University station on the Montclair-Boonton Line. Additional Midtown Direct transfers can be made at Newark Broad Street station in Newark.
The station is equipped with one track and a platform located on its northern side. Eastward in Roxbury Township, NJ Transit manages a major train maintenance yard known as Port Morris Yard. This yard is slated to function as the connecting point for the Montclair–Boonton and Morristown lines with the planned Lackawanna Cut-Off route extending to the Lackawanna Transit Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Passengers would have transfer options for this future service at Lake Hopatcong station in Landing.
History
Rail operations serving Netcong—originally called South Stanhope—commenced on January 16, 1854, under the auspices of the Morris & Essex Railroad. Initially, a one-and-a-half-story wooden depot was erected alongside the westbound tracks. Between 1901 and 1903, following completion of the Stanhope Cut-Off, the current brick station was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, acting as the principal station for both Netcong and nearby Stanhope. The bricks utilized in construction were sourced locally from nearby Port Murray.
Netcong also functioned as the junction point for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad’s Sussex Branch, which linked communities in Sussex County, including Branchville, Newton, and Lafayette Township. Passenger services on this branch ceased in October 1966 when the successor company, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, discontinued numerous branch routes. The Sussex Branch line was subsequently dismantled in 1979 and its right-of-way transferred to the stewardship of the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
Prior to 1994, NJ Transit’s service on what was then known as the Boonton Line terminated at Netcong. However, late that year saw an extension along Norfolk Southern-owned tracks reaching out to both Mount Olive Township and Hackettstown, which continues to serve as the western endpoint.
Station layout
Netcong station comprises a single low-level side platform surfaced with asphalt.