Oradell station
Oradell | |||||||||||||
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![]() Oradell station, south and east sides | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°57′14″N 74°01′49″W / 40.9538°N 74.0302°WCoordinates: 40°57′14″N 74°01′49″W / 40.9538°N 74.0302°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (formerly 2) | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() (all connections on Kinderkamack Road) | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (permit required) | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | 783 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 7[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | March 4, 1870[3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1890[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012 | 324 (average weekday)[6] | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Oradell Station | |||||||||||||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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![]() Oradell station c. 1907–1912. | |||||||||||||
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Location | 400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°57′13″N 74°1′50″W / 40.95361°N 74.03056°W | ||||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||
MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002575[7] | ||||||||||||
NJRHP No. | 613[8] | ||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||
Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 |
Oradell is a grade-level commuter rail station for New Jersey Transit in the borough of Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Oradell Avenue (County Route 80) and Maple Avenue, the station serves trains on the Pascack Valley Line.
History[]
Service in Oradell began on March 4, 1870, when the opened service from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to the station in Hillsdale. The station depot was rebuilt in 1890 when the station was part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was part of the Erie Railroad. The borough of Oradell bought the station on November 23, 1966.[9]
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.[8][10]
Station layout[]
The station has one track and one low-level side platform. Three permit parking lots area available, with 117, 86 and 20 spots, respectively. Parking is operated by the Borough of Oradell.
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: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "50th Anniversary Greetings". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 2, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local and Personal". The Passaic Daily News. September 15, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oradell's Dapper Station". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. April 11, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Oradell Buys Train Station". The Sunday News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. November 27, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Oradell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
External links[]
Media related to Oradell (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey
- NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
- Oradell, New Jersey
- Queen Anne architecture in New Jersey
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Railway stations in Bergen County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Former Erie Railroad stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1870
- 1870 establishments in New Jersey