Newfoundland | |
Style: | Erie Railroad |
Address: | 58 Bigelow Road, Newfoundland, Jefferson Township, New Jersey 07435 |
Coordinates: | 41.0486°N -74.4444°W |
Line: | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad |
Platform: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Code: | 1161 (Erie Railroad)[1] |
Electrified: | Not electrified |
Newfoundland is a railroad station in the Newfoundland section of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. It was built by the New Jersey Midland Railway in 1872[2] and later served passengers on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W).
The critically acclaimed and award-winning 2003 independent film The Station Agent starring Peter Dinklage was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland (during August 2002) and features the iconic train station featured in the film is located in the Jefferson Township section of Newfoundland.[3] The station interior has been renovated and is marketed as a multiple-use studio.[4]
Existing original station buildings from the New Jersey Midland can be found at Bogota, Vreeland Avenue, Hawthorne, Wortendyke, Wyckoff and Butler, among other places.[5]