Park Ridge station (NJ Transit)

Park Ridge is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is in Park Ridge, New Jersey, and is located at Hawthorne and Park Avenues.

Park Ridge
Park Ridge station in April 2018.
LocationIntersection of Hawthorne & Park Avenues
Coordinates41.0329°N 74.0357°W / 41.0329; -74.0357
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Rockland Coaches: 11
(on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
ParkingYes (permit required)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Station code795 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone10[2]
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Passengers
2012181 (average weekday)[3]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Montvale
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Woodcliff Lake
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Montvale
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Woodcliff Lake
toward Jersey City
Park Ridge Station
The former Erie Railroad station depot at Park Ridge.
LocationHawthorne and Park Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey
Coordinates41°1′58″N 74°2′11″W
Area0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
Built1872
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002577[4]
NJRHP No.627[5]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

History

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.[5][6]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Park Ridge. There are two permit parking lots available, with 100 and 34 parking spots, respectively.

Ground/
Platform level		 Track 1 ←      Pascack Valley Line toward Spring Valley (Montvale)
←      Pascack Valley Line toward Hoboken (Woodcliff Lake) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Station building, ticket machines, parking

See also

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  6. Park Ridge New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey

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