Bloomfield station

Bloomfield is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located in downtown Bloomfield, the second within the municipality, just west of Bloomfield Avenue. This is the second station within the township served on the line after Watsessing Avenue station.

Not to be confused with Bloomfield Avenue station.
This article is about the station in New Jersey, USA. For the station in Northern Ireland, UK, see Bloomfield railway station.
Bloomfield
The Bloomfield station facing downtown Bloomfield from the inbound platform.
Coordinates40.7928°N 74.2001°W / 40.7928; -74.2001
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NJT Bus: 11, 28, go28, 29, 34, 72, 92, 93, 94, and 709
(on Bloomfield Avenue)
DeCamp: 88
(on Glenwood Avenue)
Construction
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Station code603 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone4
History
Opened1855[2]
Rebuilt1912[3]
ElectrifiedSeptember 3, 1930[4]
Passengers
20171,537 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Hackettstown
 Montclair-Boonton Line Watsessing Avenue
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Bay Street
 Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Montclair
 Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Bloomfield Station
The original station building in circa 1908, prior to the 1912 track elevation
LocationWashington St. and Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′33″N 74°12′3″W
Area2 acres (0.8 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectNies, Frank J.
Architectural styleProto-Modern
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002631[7]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984

History

The current Glen Ridge, Bloomfield and Watsessing Avenue stations along the Montclair Branch were all built in 1912 during a grade separation program by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.[3] Bloomfield Station has been on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since March 17, 1984[8] and the National Register of Historic Places since June 22, 1984[9] and as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

The station is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize Bloomfield's central business district which has been designated a transit-oriented development (TOD) transit village.[10][11] The former headhouse is privately owned but has not been redeveloped. In 2011, the owner announced they would sell the building, enabling the town to influence future plans.[12][13]

Bloomfield station is the terminus of the go bus 28, one of the first lines to use bus rapid transit in New Jersey, making limited stops through Newark to Newark Liberty International Airport.[14]

Station layout

The station has two ticket machines on the eastbound platform (to Newark and New York). The low-level side platforms are not accessible.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Montclair-Boonton Line toward Bay Street, Montclair University or Hackettstown (Glen Ridge)
Inbound ←      Montclair-Boonton Line toward Hoboken or New York (Watsessing Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Bus connections

See also

References
  1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. "Bloomfield Avenue Once a Toll Road and an Important Stagecoach Route". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. February 9, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved June 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Yanosey, Robert J. (2007). Lackawanna Railroad Facilities (In Color). Volume 1: Hoboken to Dover. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58248-214-9.
  4. "D.L.&W. Electric Train Hoboken to Montclair". The Madison Eagle. September 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. New Jersey State Historical Preservation Office (April 1, 2010). "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  9. Essex County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building - #84002631)
  10. "FAQ". Transit Village Initiative. NJDOT. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  11. "Transit-Oriented Development". NJDOT. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. Frankl, Jell (September 13, 2011). "Developer backs off from Bloomfield train station". The Record/Bloomfield Life. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  13. Lee, Eunice (November 10, 2013). "Bloomfield sheds reputation for stalled redevelopment projects as buildings rise". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  14. "go bus 28". New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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