Lake Hopatcong

Roxbury Township, Italy

Lake Hopatcong is a New Jersey Transit (NJT) commuter rail station in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey. It is served by limited trains on the Montclair-Boonton Line and Morristown Line, with service toward Hackettstown, Hoboken Terminal, and New York Penn Station. T

he station is located below Landing Road, near Lake Hopatcong and the Landing Masonry Bridge. Rail service through Landing began in 1854, when the Morris & Essex Railroad extended its line westward. A station at Lake Hopatcong was not established until 1882, after the lake had begun to develop as a summer resort. The station became a transfer point between railroad passengers, lake steamboats, and later trolley service. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad rebuilt the station in 1911 during improvements associated with the Lackawanna Cut-Off, which opened later that year. The 1911 stone depot remains on Landing Road and is listed as a contributing property in the Morris Canal Historic District. The present NJT stop consists of two low-level side platforms and a small shelter. The former station building is no longer used for rail service.

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