Clifton station (NJ Transit) explained

Clifton
Style:NJ Transit
Other:NJT Bus
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:236 spaces
Passengers:873 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:September 12, 1870 (freight service)[2]
December 14, 1870 (passenger service)
Zone:5
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Clifton is a New Jersey Transit train station located in Clifton, New Jersey that provides service via the Main Line. The station is located near the intersection of Elm Street, Clifton Terrace, and Clifton Boulevard in Clifton and the tracks form the border between the Athenia and Dutch Hill sections of the city, with the Hoboken-bound platform in the Athenia section and the Suffern-bound platform located in the Dutch Hill section.

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 unsuitability of its passenger lines for freight (due to curves and inclines), and stretched from the Denville station to Hoboken Terminal via Boonton and Paterson.[3] Freight service began on September 12, 1870,[2] while passenger service began on December 14, 1870.

Station layout

The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform. Parking for up to 236 cars is available, with two lots and some limited street parking along Fornelius Avenue. The station house is open during the day, for riders to wait for their trains, and there are also benches and shelters on both platforms. One ticket vending machine is located adjacent to the Hoboken-bound platform.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiefer . Eric . Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations . patch.com . February 21, 2018 . 13 September 2022.
  2. Arch . Brad . The Morris and Essex Railroad . Journal of New Jersey Postal History Society . January 1982 . X . 1 . 4–8 . April 14, 2020.
  3. Book: Van Valen, James M.. History of Bergen County, New Jersey. 1900. New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Company. New York, New York. July 7, 2010. 421.