Hillsdale station (NJ Transit)

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Hillsdale
HILLSDALE STATION, HILLSDALE, BERGEN COUNTY.jpg
LocationBroadway (CR 104) at Hillsdale Avenue (CR 112), Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey 07642
Coordinates41°00′09″N 74°02′27″W / 41.0024°N 74.0409°W / 41.0024; -74.0409
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsCommuter Bus Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
ParkingYes (permit required)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station code781 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone9
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1870; 151 years ago (1870-03-04)[2]
ElectrifiedNo
Key dates
1981Station agency closed[3]
Passengers
2012353 (average weekday)[4]
Services
Preceding station NJT logo.svg NJ Transit Following station
Woodcliff Lake
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Westwood
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Woodcliff Lake
toward
New Jersey and New York Railroad Westwood
toward Jersey City
toward
New Jersey and New York Railroad
until 1940s
Hillsdale Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Hillsdale Station is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Hillsdale Station
Hillsdale Station
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey
LocationBroadway and Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Coordinates41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W / 41.00250°N 74.04111°W / 41.00250; -74.04111Coordinates: 41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W / 41.00250°N 74.04111°W / 41.00250; -74.04111
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectPost & Camp
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Stick/Eastlake
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002566[5]
NJRHP No.537[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

Hillsdale 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.

History[]

The original station house, built 1870 as the terminus and headquarters of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, The head house has been on the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 originally listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[7][8] A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now Kings Super Markets.

Station layout[]

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

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 $5.00 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. ^ Backus, Kathleen S. (March 21, 1957). "Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 5. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Brackett, Georgia (July 11, 1984). "Volunteers Resorting Elegance to Two Neglected Train Depots". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. C6. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. ^ "New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Hillsdale". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. ^ "NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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