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Chatham is a railway station in Chatham Borough, New Jersey. A commuter rail station, Chatham receives rail service from statewide provider New Jersey Transit on its Morristown Line, a branch of the Morris & Essex Lines. Trains on the Morristown Line go to both Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station. ==History== Chatham station opened on January 1, 1838 along with other stations on the Morris and Essex Railroad between Orange (at one time the western terminus of the line) and Morristown. During the beginnings of the rail in the area, Chatham was the home of a relatively well-utilised and large rail yard because of the steep grades in the surrounding area.〔(The DL&W railroad ) ''Jersey Central Chapter'' Retrieved 2007-08-19〕 In the early 1900s, the station was mainly used by vacationers from New York City who came to Chatham to experience what was then considered a beautiful town away from the bustling city.〔(Chatham, NJ description, history, and services ) ''Chatham information site'' Retrieved 2007-08-12〕 A number of hotels on Main Street served this vacation interest. A new elevated station was built in 1914 with a tunnel connecting the two platforms. The station was located at Fairmount Avenue, one block from Main Street. Distinctive weeping Mulberry trees were planted to enhance the station and the area of its two plazas. The presence of a train station in Chatham Borough would later prove a vital role in population increases following WWII in adjacent Chatham Township, when rural lands in the township began to be developed for residential use,〔(History of Chatham Township ) ''Chatham Township official site'' Retrieved 2007-08-19〕 because of the easy commute to Manhattan. In 1929, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the owners of the railway at the time, spent $100 million to electrify the Morris & Essex lines. This meant that Chatham station would be electrified and would be served by electric trains, some of the first in the United States.〔(Electrified D. L. & W. ) ''Time magazine archives'' Retrieved 2007-08-12〕 During summer 2007, operator New Jersey Transit replaced the tracks at Chatham along with those on the rest of the Morristown Line, upgrading them to have more advanced and reliable concrete ties rather than older wooden types. The exterior of the station recently went under renovation. Some of the renovations the station received included a new paint job and a new roof. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chatham (NJT station)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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