Hillsdale (NJT station)

Hillsdale
Coordinates 41°00′09″N 74°02′27″W / 41.0024°N 74.0409°W
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
Parking Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Station code 781 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone 9
History
Opened March 4, 1870
Electrified No
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 353 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
Pascack Valley Line
toward Hoboken
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Westwood
New Jersey and New York Railroad
Hillsdale Manor
toward Haverstraw
Hillsdale Station
Hillsdale Station
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey
Location Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Coordinates 41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W / 41.00250°N 74.04111°WCoordinates: 41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W / 41.00250°N 74.04111°W
Area less than one acre
Architect Post & Camp
Architectural style Second Empire, Stick/Eastlake
Governing body State
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference # 84002566[3]
NJRHP # 537[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP March 17, 1984

Hillsdale Station is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and is located at Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue.

This line runs to the Secaucus Junction transfer station for NJ Transit connecting service to New York Penn Station. After Secaucus the line terminates at Hoboken Terminal. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other NJ Transit rail lines, the PATH train, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.

The original station house, built 1869 as the terminus and headquarters of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, is included on the List of Registered Historic Places in New Jersey. A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now Kings Super Markets.

Station layout

1 ■Pascack Valley Line toward Spring Valley (Woodcliff Lake)
■Pascack Valley Line toward Hoboken (Westwood)

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Parking

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Hillsdale. Four permit parking lots area available, with 170, 14, 15 and 69 spots, respectively. Permits may be obtained through the Borough of Hillsdale.

A dozen non-permit spaces are available for $2.00 per day, payable in a yellow collection box at the station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  4. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 10. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

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