Stirling is a

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station in the

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neighborhood of

Long Hill Township, New Jersey Long Hill Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,629, a decrease of 73 (−0.8%) from the 2 ...

along the

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of the Morris and Essex line. The station consists of one side platform, as well as a concrete block shelter constructed in August 1974 after the former

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad, was a U.S. Class 1 railroad that connected Buffalo, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey, and by ferry with New York City, a distance of . The railroad was ...

depot was demolished. The

Erie Lackawanna Railroad The Erie Lackawanna Railway , known as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad until 1968, was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The official motto of the line was "The Friendly Service Route ...

demolished the old depot on August 14, 1972 without notifying then-Passaic Township.

Station layout

The only physical facility at this station is a cinder-block-walled, shingle-roofed bench shelter facing the track. A pay telephone and a newsstand stand nearby. The low-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

connects to the bypass track via a walkway over the station track, allowing passengers to access trains on both tracks.

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Long Hill Township, New Jersey NJ Transit Rail Operations stations Former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872 1872 establishments in New Jersey Railway stations in Morris County, New Jersey {{NewJersey-railstation-stub