Clifton station (NJ Transit)

Clifton is a New Jersey Transit train station located in Clifton, New Jersey that provides service via the Main Line. The station is located on the border between the Athenia and Dutch Hill sections (Clifton Boulevard at Elm Street) of Clifton, with the Hoboken-bound platform in the Athenia section and the Suffern-bound platform located in the Dutch Hill section.

This article is about the NJ Transit station. For the former Erie Railroad Main Line station, see Clifton station (Erie Railroad).
Clifton
Clifton station in April 2015.
Coordinates40.8679°N 74.1535°W / 40.8679; -74.1535
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus: 705 and 707
Construction
Parking236 spaces
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1870 (freight service)[1]
December 14, 1870 (passenger service)[2]
Passengers
2012810 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Paterson
toward Suffern
 Main Line Passaic
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Paterson
toward Dover
 Boonton Branch Passaic
toward Hoboken

History

The Boonton Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was first constructed as a freight bypass of the Morris & Essex Railroad in 1868. This was constructed due to the lack of freight along its passenger lines and stretched from the Denville station to Hoboken Terminal via Boonton and Paterson.[4] Freight service began on September 12, 1870,[1] while passenger service began on December 14, 1870.[2]

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform. The station provides two free parking lots with enough space for 236 cars, and bicycle parking is also available near the Hoboken-bound platform. Clifton's station house building is open for commuters from the morning rush hour until the evening rush hour for passengers to wait for their trains. Passengers are also provided with benches on either side of the track and two shelters, one on each platform, are also available. The Suffern-bound platform recently received a new shelter replacing an older, dilapidated shelter.

Ground/
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      Main Line toward Ridgewood, Waldwick or Suffern (Paterson)
←      Port Jervis Line limited service toward Port Jervis (Paterson)
Track 2 ←      Port Jervis Line limited service toward Hoboken (Passaic) →
←      Main Line toward Hoboken (Passaic) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Station building, ticket machines, parking

Bibliography
  • Lyon, Isaac S. (1873). Historical Discourse on Boonton, Delivered Before the Citizens of Boonton at Washington Hall, on the Evenings of September 21 and 28, and October 5, 1867. Newark, New Jersey: The Daily Journal Office. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

References
  1. Arch, Brad (January 1982). "The Morris and Essex Railroad" (PDF). Journal of New Jersey Postal History Society. X (1): 4–8. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Lyon 1873, p. 55.
  3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. Van Valen, James M. (1900). History of Bergen County, New Jersey. New York, New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 421. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

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