Montvale station explained

Montvale
Style:NJ Transit
Coordinates:41.0405°N -74.0292°W
Other: Rockland Coaches: 11
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes (permit required)
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:152 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:May 27, 1871[2]
Accessible:Yes
Code:797 (Erie Railroad)[3]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:10
Years1:October 11, 1921
Events1:Station depot exploded[4]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 8E258D
Zoom:14

Montvale is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Montvale, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located in the middle of an active road junction of East Grand Avenue (County Route 94) and Kinderkamack Road (County Route 503), the station serves trains on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line, serving as the first/last stop in New Jersey. The station consists of one low-level side platform with a mini-high-level platform to service handicapped customers under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

Railroad service in Montvale began on May 27, 1871, when railroad service from Hillsdale was extended to the junction with the Erie Railroad Piermont Branch at Nanuet on the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad. The original station depot at Montvale exploded on October 11, 1921 when a local pyrotechnic lit the station and a nearby real estate office on fire that morning, resulting in complete demolition of the building.

Station layout

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

Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Montvale. There are three permit parking lots available, with 60, 11 and 139 parking spots, respectively.

External links

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. Adriance . Tim . Spring 2018 . A History of Bergen County Railroads . Autumn Years . . 46. August 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  4. News: Montvale Depot and Office Blown Up by Bombing Firebug . July 31, 2020 . The Bergen Evening Record . October 11, 1921 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 1. Newspapers.com.