Waldwick station
Waldwick | |||||||||||||||
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 Waldwick station from pedestrian bridge at south end. Original depot at right with the new railroad-oriented development on the left. | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′44″N 74°07′23″W / 41.0122°N 74.1230°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2319 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10[2] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1886[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 494 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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Waldwick Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||
 The Waldwick station depot, post-restoration, in April 2018. | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Hewson Avenue and Prospect Street, Waldwick, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°0′44″N 74°7′26″W / 41.01222°N 74.12389°W | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.08 ha) | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1886 | ||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78001742[5] | ||||||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 716[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | August 27, 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Waldwick is a
.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
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 -
Efforts to restore original station building -
Northbound station building, under renovation in 2011 -
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
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original(PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form -- Waldwick Railroad Station". National Park Service. September 21, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78001742)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 2.
- ^ "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Karschner, Terry (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waldwick Railroad Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
- ^ "Waldwick Community Alliance website". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "Looking back on 2009 in Waldwick". NorthJersey.com. December 31, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "Train station refurbishment hits snag". NorthJersey.com. May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ Rebecca Greene. "Waldwick volunteers review bids for renovation of train station". NorthJersey.com.
- ^ "Waldwick opens history museum in train station". North Jersey. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
External links
Media related to Waldwick (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons
