Ridgewood (NJT station)

Ridgewood

Ridgewood station in October 2014 from the Hoboken-bound platform.
Coordinates 40°58′51″N 74°07′14″W / 40.9807°N 74.1205°W
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform (formerly 2 side platforms)
Tracks 3
Connections NJT Bus 163, 164, 175, 722, 746, 752
(all connections two blocks away at Van Neste Square; several of those routes have connections at the station on Godwin Avenue)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code 2315 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone 9[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 1,433 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Suffern
Main Line
Glen Rock (Main Line)
toward Hoboken
Bergen County Line
Glen Rock (Boro Hall)
toward Hoboken
Erie Railroad
Glen Rock
Main Line
Ho-Ho-Kus
Ridgewood Station
Location Garber Square, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°58′51″N 74°7′16″W / 40.98083°N 74.12111°WCoordinates: 40°58′51″N 74°7′16″W / 40.98083°N 74.12111°W
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built 1916
Architect Drinker,W.W.; Howard,Frank A.
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
Governing body Local
MPS Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP Reference # 84002582[4]
NJRHP # 647[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP March 17, 1984

Ridgewood Station is a major New Jersey Transit rail station hub. It is located in downtown Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and divides the downtown area in half.

Ridgewood is serviced by the NJT Main Line as well as the Bergen County Line. The station features three platforms. Track 1 is for all trains heading to Hoboken Terminal and intermediate points on the Main and Bergen lines and is located adjacent to a portion of Godwin Avenue known as Garber Square. Track 2, the middle of the three platforms, is for Bergen County Line trains headed for points north, as well as express trains to Port Jervis and freighters, and Track 3 is for Main Line trains headed towards Waldwick, Suffern and Port Jervis and is adjacent to South Broad Street between East Ridgewood Avenue and Franklin Avenue. Many Bergen County Line trains also use Track 3. Underpasses beneath the tracks and beneath a bridge on Franklin Avenue connect the two tracks. The Erie Railroad built Ridgewood station in 1916 as a grade-separated elevated station.

Train #75 stops at Ridgewood bound for Port Jervis before construction of the high level platforms began

If riders on the Main Line or Bergen County line want to go to a station that is not on their line (for instance, from Passaic to Radburn, etc.) Ridgewood is one of two transfer options presented at the time of ticket purchase (Secaucus Junction is the other) and is widely used for that purpose.

Ridgewood Station recently underwent a major renovation project in which high-level platforms are being installed. This allows for easier boarding, as customers will be able to walk directly onto the train from the platform instead of having to climb into the train cars using their steps, as well as make Ridgewood station handicap accessible.[6] As of August 2010 the Hoboken-bound platform has been raised to high-level and the handicap-accessible ramp has been opened. The side platform on Track 1 was raised, the Track 2 side platform was demolished altogether and replaced with an island platform which also serves Track 3, and the side platform alongside Track 3 was fenced off and is now unaccessible. Ridgewood Station is now one of seven stations along the Main and Bergen County lines that are handicap-accessible, joining the Route 17 and Main Street stations in Ramsey, Boro Hall Station in Glen Rock, Paterson Station, Rutherford Station, and the reconstructed Plauderville Station in Garfield.

Station layout

3 ■Main Line toward Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus)
■Bergen County Line toward Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus)
■Port Jervis Line no stop
2 ■Main Line toward Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus)
■Bergen County Line toward Suffern (Ho-Ho-Kus)
■Main Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock–Main Line)
■Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock–Boro Hall)
■Port Jervis Line no stop
1 ■Main Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock–Main Line)
■Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Glen Rock–Boro Hall)
■Port Jervis Line no stop

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS". New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  5. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 17. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  6. ↑ "NJ Transit Begins to Improve Ridgewood Station" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-14.

External links

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