Harmon Cove station
Harmon Cove | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, New Jersey | ||||||||||
Owned by | Norfolk Southern Railway (owner of trackage from 1999) NJ Transit (operator from 1983) Conrail (operator until 1983, owner of trackage until 1999) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | ground-level | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 26, 1978 | ||||||||||
Closed | August 4, 2003 | ||||||||||
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Harmon Cove is an abandoned train station in the
History
Construction and opening
Harmon Cove station was built to serve the
The station was built adjacent to the development at Meadowlands Parkway on the site of a reed-filled meadow for $150,000.[7] The station was dedicated on June 19, 1978,[8] and opened on June 26, 1978.[9] Service consisted of ten trains, with westbound trains at 7:22 a.m., 3:42 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 5:38 p.m., and 6:32 p.m., and eastbound trains at 6:44 a.m., 7:53 a.m., 8:32 a.m., 9:34 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. Construction on the station began a month earlier. Service to the station initially consisted of two trains in the morning to Hoboken and two trains in the evening from Hoboken. The station initially opened on a temporary basis, but was later made permanent.[10] This station was, and still remains, the only privately financed and constructed rail station in New Jersey.[11] After a month, ridership at the station was only 30 people a day, lower than Conrail's estimate of 50 people a day. Conrail decreased the number of trains stopping from ten to seven since adding Harmon Cove stops to trains added four minutes to the runtime of each trip. Hartz Mountain spent $80,000 to provide bus service to the station.[9]
Closure
In the 1980s,
The station closed on August 4, 2003, in anticipation of the opening of
Station layout
Harmon Cove had one short low-level side platform and was located on the Erie Railroad's Main Line, and had a 100-car parking lot, and had a shelter that could accommodate 50 passengers.[10][19][20] A staircase led from the platform to the Meadowlands Parkway overpass.[21][22] The staircase still exists, but has been abandoned.[23] The station shelter was removed following the station's closure. The parking lot still exists. The platform still remains, but is in derelict condition.[24]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- New York Times, June 17, 1984. Accessed June 25, 2017.
- ^ Hanley, Robert. "Harmon Cove Progress Slowed by the Economy", The New York Times, July 12, 1981. Accessed June 25, 2017.
- ^ Harmon Cove - Secaucus, NJ, Hartz Mountain Industries. Accessed June 25, 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Reiss, Craig (June 20, 1978). "Rail stop dedicated at Cove". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Gansberg, Martin (July 31, 1978). "Article 6 -- No Title: Service to Hoboken Decries Conrail's Attitude". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Harmon Cove depot going up". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. May 2, 1978. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Effects of the Administrations's Budget on New Jersey's Transportation-related Plans and Programs: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, Field Hearing. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1989. p. 40.
- ^ "Harmon Cove station may close". Hudson Reporter. September 9, 2001. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Harmon Cove Information". njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. June 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Main Line/Bergen County Line Timetable Effective August 4, 2003" (PDF). njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. August 4, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Sullivan, Al. "Harmon Cove Station will close Bus shuttle service to new station will start in July", The Hudson Reporter, February 1, 2003. Accessed December 28, 2016. "In anticipation of the Harmon Cove train station closing this coming July, the Town Council voted Feb. 11 to hire George Jensen as its transportation coordinator. He will handle scheduling and other issues involving shuttling passengers from Harmon Cove and other areas to the new $450 million Secaucus Transfer train station."
- ^ "NJ TRANSIT Bus Shuttle From Harmon Cove Towers and Townhouses to Hoboken Via Secaucus Transfer Station". njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. June 27, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "922 Harmon Cove Shuttle Timetable Effective August 4, 2003" (PDF). njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. August 4, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "NJ Transit Adjusts Bus Schedules". www.njtransit.com. New Jersey Transit. March 30, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Station is dedicated". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. June 20, 1978. p. B5. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ Weinberger, Brian (August 4, 2003). "View of the shelter at Harmon Cove". railfanwindow.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Weinberger, Brian (August 4, 2003). "View of Harmon Cove station". railfanwindow.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Main Line/Bergen County Line Timetable Effective January 13, 2002" (PDF). njtransit.com. January 13, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Moss, Adam (September 29, 2006). "View of abandoned staircase at Harmon Cove station". Flickr. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ R36 Coach (April 9, 2010). "NJ Transit Harmon Cove Station (1978-2003)". Flickr. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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