Rutherford (NJT station)

Rutherford

Rutherford Station building taken from Station Square in Rutherford.
Station statistics
Address Park Avenue, Orient Way, Union Avenue, and Erie Avenue
Rutherford, New Jersey
Lines
  Bergen County Line
Connections NJT Bus: 76 and 190
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking 136 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes; Bicycle Racks
Other information
Accessible
Code 2105 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Fare zone 3[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 998 (average weekday)  2%
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Suffern
 Bergen County Line
toward Hoboken
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Terminus
 Main Line
toward Rutherford
 Bergen County Railroad
toward Ridgewood
Rutherford Station
Location: Station Square
Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Area: 0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built: 1898
Architect: Charles W. Buchholz
Architectural style: Renaissance, Queen Anne
Governing body: State
MPS: Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference#: 84002584[3]
NJRHP #: 667[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP: March 17, 1984

Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line. It is located in Rutherford, New Jersey at the junction of Park Avenue, Union Avenue, Erie Avenue and Orient Way. The junction is known as Station Square. The rail tracks serve as a border between Rutherford and neighboring East Rutherford. The original station was built in 1862 by the New York and Erie Railroad and was replaced by the current station which was built in 1898 by its successor, the Erie Railroad. The station was placed on the List of Registered Historic Places in New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984.

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Restoration

A two phase restoration project was started by New Jersey Transit in May 2008. The first phase to restore the outside of the building cost 1.4 million dollars and was completed in June 2009.[5] The second phase of the project was to restore the interior and cost 1.9 million dollars. The second phase was completed on October 25, 2010.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html. Retrieved November 23, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0020.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2010. 
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  4. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
  5. ^ [1]The Record May 15, 2008.
  6. ^ "Train station work all done". Leader Newspapers. http://www.leadernewspapers.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13759&new_topic=18. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 

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