Gillette station

Gillette
Gillette
	Gillette station facing towards Berkeley Heights in July 2014.
General information
Location	Mountain Avenue, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07933
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	707 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)
Fare zone	12
History
Opened	January 29, 1872
Electrified	January 6, 1931
Passengers
2017	146 (average weekday)
Services
Former services
Location
Location

40°40′41.75″N 74°28′05″W / 40.6782639°N 74.46806°W / 40.6782639; -74.46806

Gillette is a station on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines of NJ Transit in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. It is located at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Jersey Avenue in the Gillette portion of Long Hill Township.

History

George Howell was an engineer who surveyed the area for the New Jersey West Line Railroad. 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, which once boasted a large station depot built in 1872.^[7]

Station layout

Gillette station contains one track and one low-level side platform on the inbound side of the track. The platform has a covered bench shelter, several newsstands, a pay telephone, and numerous benches. This station has a ticket vending machine. Bike racks are present next to the shelter. The station has 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.^[8]