Garfield station

Garfield

Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform.
Coordinates 40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054Coordinates: 40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054
Owned by New Jersey Transit
Line(s)
  Bergen County Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections NJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758
Other information
Station code 2113 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone 4
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 209 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station
toward Suffern
Bergen County Line
toward Hoboken
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Bergen County Railroad
toward Ridgewood

Garfield is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line. It is located in Garfield, New Jersey, USA on an elevated viaduct on Passaic Street at Midland Avenue. It is one of two stations in Garfield, with Plauderville being the other.

Garfield station has very limited weekday inbound service to Hoboken Terminal, with the last train leaving Garfield in the afternoon. Return service continues all day, with the last train stopping at approximately 1:00 am. Weekend service operates on a more frequent basis inbound. Parking is also very limited, as there are only bicycle racks on the Hoboken-bound platform and no actual street parking. Pedestrian access is available via two staircases on Passaic Street, and at grade level on Somerset Street which runs near the end of the platforms.

In recent years, both stations in Garfield were relatively bare bones in structure and had seen limited service but Plauderville saw more commuters due to its ample amount of parking. In 2011, however, NJT gave Plauderville station a major overhaul by building high level platforms, making the station fully handicap accessible, and added more frequent service; the resulting increase in ridership at Plauderville has turned it into a mostly full service station, with more frequent inbound evening service.[2]

Station layout

  ■ Bergen County Line toward Suffern (Plauderville)
  ■ Bergen County Line toward Hoboken (Wesmont)

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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