Waldwick station

41°00′44″N 74°07′23″W / 41.0122°N 74.1230°W / 41.0122; -74.1230Owned byNew Jersey TransitPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleNoOther informationStation code2319 (Erie Railroad)^[1]Fare zone10^[2]HistoryOpened1886^[3]Passengers2018494 (average weekday)^[4] Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Allendale toward Suffern		Main Line		Ho-Ho-Kus toward Hoboken
Allendale weekdays toward Suffern		Bergen County Line

Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Allendale toward Chicago Main Line Ho-Ho-Kus toward Jersey City

LocationHewson Avenue and Prospect Street, Waldwick, New JerseyCoordinates41°0′44″N 74°7′26″W / 41.01222°N 74.12389°W / 41.01222; -74.12389Area0.2 acres (0.08 ha)Built1886NRHP reference No.78001742^[5]NJRHP No.716^[6]Significant datesAdded to NRHPFebruary 23, 1978Designated NJRHPAugust 27, 1977

Location

Waldwick is a commuter rail station operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

History

This station did not open along with the rest of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad on October 19, 1848.^[7][8] The Erie Railroad, who took over that railroad, established a stop at Waldwick c. 1886. A wooden station depot was built on the east side of the tracks at that point. The historic original station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1978 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.^[9][10] The Waldwick Community Alliance^[11] has leased the building for 25 years until 2034. After years of being in disrepair, it has been restored and now houses the Waldwick Museum of Local History.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Station layout

This station has three tracks, the outer two of which are served by low-level side platforms, which are connect by a pedestrian bridge at their southern ends. As a result, the station is inaccessible for handicapped people as part of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Some weekday Bergen County Line trains originate and terminate at this station. A multiple-track yard (Waldwick Yard) is located at the north end of the station complex to house locomotives and other equipment.

Gallery

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  The northbound platform of the Waldwick station; picture taken from the train
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  Efforts to restore original station building
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  Northbound station building, under renovation in 2011
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  Train leaves the station

See also

• Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
• List of New Jersey Transit stations
• Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey

References

External links

• Media related to Waldwick (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Waldwick Community Alliance
• Station House from Google Maps Street View