New Bridge Landing station
New Bridge Landing at River Edge | |||||||||||||
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![]() The station at New Bridge Landing in May 2014. The former northbound platform is visible on the right side of the tracks. | |||||||||||||
Location | Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°54′40″N 74°02′09″W / 40.9112°N 74.035969°WCoordinates: 40°54′40″N 74°02′09″W / 40.9112°N 74.035969°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | NJ Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (permit & daily) | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | 777 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 6[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | March 4, 1870[3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1896[3] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | North Hackensack (1896–2009) Cherry Hill (1870–1895)[3] | ||||||||||||
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1978 | Station building demolished[3] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 465 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||||
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New Bridge Landing, signed as New Bridge Landing at River Edge (known as North Hackensack until April 2009), is an NJ Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is located at Kinderkamack Road and Grand Avenue in River Edge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Along with the River Edge station, it is one of two stations in the borough. With the addition of "at River Edge" to the station's name, NJ Transit now recognizes the station as being in River Edge; when the station was originally called North Hackensack, NJT regarded the station as being in neighboring Hackensack.
History[]
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The station was built in 1870, as part of the northern extension of the New Jersey and New York Railroad from Hackensack's station at Essex Street. The station depot was demolished in 1978[3] and replaced by a shelter.[5]
The station is named for the nearby tide mill hamlet New Bridge Landing, where George Washington and Thomas Paine crossed the narrows of the Hackensack River in his retreat after the loss of Fort Washington during the New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776.[6][7]
Due to increased ridership from bi-directional operation, an additional 143 parking spaces were added to a permit only parking lot on August 13, 2008, bringing the total number of spaces at the station to 291.[8][9]
Station layout[]
This station has one track one low-level side platform. Bicycle parking is available at the station. The station has a 291-space parking lot, which is operated by ParkAmerica.
References[]
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, Wilson E. (1996). The Pascack Valley Line - A History of the New Jersey and New York Railroad. East Hanover, New Jersey: Railroadians of America. p. 44. ISBN 0-941652-14-9.
- ^ "Quarterly Ridership Trends Analysis" (PDF). NJ Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ Yanosey, Robert J. (2006). Erie Railroad Facilities (In Color). Vol. 1. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-183-0.
- ^ Reitmeyer, John. "NJ Transit to rename North Hackensack stop", The Record (Bergen County), February 3, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2009.
- ^ http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/pdfs/HNBL_TrainStationFlyer.pdf
- ^ Progressive Railroading July 13, 2007 Accessed September 13, 2007
- ^ "Parking Capacity to Nearly Double August 13 at North Hackensack Station" (Press release). NJ Transit. August 12, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
External links[]
- NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
- River Edge, New Jersey
- Former Erie Railroad stations
- Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Demolished railway stations in the United States
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1870
- 1870 establishments in New Jersey