Hillsdale station (NJ Transit) explained

Hillsdale
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Address:Broadway (CR 104) at Hillsdale Avenue (CR 112), Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey 07642
Coordinates:41.0024°N -74.0409°W
Other: Rockland Coaches: 11
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes (permit required)
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:398 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:[2]
Years1:1981
Events1:Station agency closed[3]
Electrified:No
Code:781 (Erie Railroad)[4]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:9
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Nrhp:
Embed:yes
Hillsdale Station
Location:Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, New Jersey
Coordinates:41.0025°N -74.0411°W
Architect:Post & Camp
Architecture:Second Empire, Stick/Eastlake
Added:June 22, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84002566
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:March 17, 1984
Designated Other1 Number:537[5]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 8E258D
Zoom:14

Hillsdale is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey. Servicing trains on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line, the station is located at the intersection of Broadway (County Route 104) and Hillsdale Avenue (County Route 112). The next station to the north toward Spring Valley station is Woodcliff Lake and the next station to the south toward Hoboken Terminal is Westwood. The station contains one track while a single low-level side platform next to the station depot, resulting in no accessibility for handicapped persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to Hillsdale on March 4, 1870 resulted in the beginning of service. The station was one of two later operated by the Erie Railroad in Hillsdale, with the opening of the station at Hillsdale Manor in 1893.[6] [7]

History

The original station house, built 1870 as the terminus and headquarters of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, The head house has been on the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 originally listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[8] [9] A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now Kings Super Markets.

Station layout

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

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Hillsdale. Four permit parking lots area available, with 170, 14, 15 and 69 spots, respectively. Permits may be obtained through the Borough of Hillsdale.

A dozen non-permit spaces are available for $5.00 per day, payable in a yellow collection box at the station.

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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 . 30 August 2022.
  2. News: Backus . Kathleen S. . Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough . July 30, 2020 . The Bergen Evening Record . March 21, 1957 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Brackett . Georgia . Volunteers Resorting Elegance to Two Neglected Train Depots . March 11, 2019 . The Bergen Record . July 11, 1984 . Hackensack, New Jersey . C6. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  5. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 10 . April 1, 2010 . September 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .
  6. News: Bergen County . August 30, 2022 . The Paterson Evening News . April 13, 1893 . 3. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: The Manor Section: 100 Years of Hillsdale History . August 30, 2022 . The Hillsdale, New Jersey Newsletter . Summer 1991.
  8. News: [{{NRHP url|id=84002566}} New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Hillsdale ]. National Park Service . 1984 . 8 January 2016.
  9. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000496}} NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR]. National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. 22 November 2015.