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Coordinates: 41°1′58″N 74°2′11″W / 41.03278°N 74.03639°W / 41.03278; -74.03639
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Park Ridge
Park Ridge station in April 2018.
General information
LocationMain Street at Hawthorne Avenue, Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey 07656
Coordinates41°01′58″N 74°02′09″W / 41.0329°N 74.0357°W / 41.0329; -74.0357
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsCommuter Bus Rockland Coaches: 11
(on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
ParkingYes (permit required)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code795 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone10[2]
History
OpenedMay 27, 1871[3]
Passengers
2018176 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Montvale
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Woodcliff Lake
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Montvale
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Woodcliff Lake
toward Jersey City
Park Ridge Station
The former Erie Railroad station depot at Park Ridge.
LocationHawthorne and Park Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey
Coordinates41°1′58″N 74°2′11″W / 41.03278°N 74.03639°W / 41.03278; -74.03639
Area0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built1872
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002577[5]
NJRHP No.627[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location
Map

Park Ridge is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Park and Hawthorne Avenues, the station services trains on the Pascack Valley Line, which runs from Hoboken Terminal to Spring Valley station in New York. The station contains a single low-level side platform split by Park Avenue (County Route 92) and a wooden station depot, built by the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad. As a result, Park Ridge station is not handicap accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Railroad service through Park Ridge began on May 27, 1871 with the final extension of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Hillsdale station in New Jersey to the junction with the Erie Railroad Piermont Branch at Nanuet.[3] However, in order to establish a stop in Park Ridge, the railroad requested Washington Township residents fund the construction of a new depot.[7]

History

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The station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[6][8]

Station layout

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

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Park Ridge. There are two permit parking lots available, with 100 and 34 parking spots, respectively.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Adriance, Tim (Spring 2018). "A History of Bergen County Railroads". Autumn Years. Bergen County, New Jersey. p. 46. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. ^ "6. Park Ridge Train Depot (10 Hawthorne Ave)". pascackhistoricalsociety.org. Pascack Historical Society. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Park Ridge New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
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