 Service west of Netcong station began on October 31, 1994, with an extension of the Boonton Line westward along Norfolk Southern's Washington Secondary.The station was opened along with Mount Olive station near Waterloo Village and the International Trade Center in the namesake township.Originally, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) served Hackettstown with a large station in downtown Hackettstown for its Old Main alignment.