Millington station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Millington
The station at Millington, seen from across the tracks.
Location	Oaks Road, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07946
Platforms	1 low-level side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	114 spaces on Old Mill Road
Other information
Station code	710 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone	14
History
Opened	January 29, 1872
Rebuilt	1901
Electrified	January 6, 1931
Key dates
July 1, 1981	Station agency closed
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	131 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Lyons toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Stirling toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Lyons toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Stirling toward Hoboken
Millington Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Millington station in 1907
Location in Morris County, New Jersey Show map of Morris County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
NRHP reference No.	84002767
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

Millington is a NJ Transit station in the Millington section of Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, located at the intersection of Oaks Road and Division Avenue. It is served by the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, and is one of three stops in Long Hill Township.

History

This station opened on January 29, 1872. The station building of stone-masonry construction was built in 1901 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and houses the Millington Station Cafe. In 1984, it was listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Station facilities and layout

The station platform at Millington

The station has one low-level asphalt side platform that is not accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. No buses serve the station, which does not have a station shelter except for the canopy. A 114-space parking lot owned by Long Hill Township is located south of the station. The spaces are permit-only on weekdays and evenings and are free on weekends. The station also has a single ticket machine and bicycle racks.