Oradell station explained

Oradell
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Address:400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey 07649
Coordinates:40.9538°N -74.0302°W
Other: NJT Bus: 165 and 762
Rockland Coaches: 11
(all connections on Kinderkamack Road)
Tracks:1 (formerly 2)
Parking:Yes (permit required)
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:401 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:[2]
Rebuilt:[3] [4]
Code:783 (Erie Railroad)[5]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:7[6]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Nrhp:
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Oradell Station
Location:400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.9536°N -74.0306°W
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:June 22, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84002575
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:613[7]
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

Oradell is a grade-level commuter rail station for New Jersey Transit in the borough of Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Oradell Avenue (County Route 80) and Maple Avenue, the station serves trains on the Pascack Valley Line.

History

Service in Oradell began on March 4, 1870, when the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad opened service from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to the station in Hillsdale. The station depot was rebuilt in 1890 when the station was part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was part of the Erie Railroad. The borough of Oradell bought the station on November 23, 1966.[8]

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.[7]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform. Three permit parking lots area available, with 117, 86 and 20 spots, respectively. Parking is operated by the Borough of Oradell.

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 . 28 August 2022.
  2. News: 50th Anniversary Greetings . February 15, 2019 . The Bergen Record . June 2, 1944 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 14. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Local and Personal . November 5, 2020 . The Passaic Daily News . September 15, 1890 . 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Oradell's Dapper Station . February 15, 2019 . The Bergen Record . April 11, 1988 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 22. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  6. Web site: Pascack Valley Line Timetables. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 27, 2010. November 7, 2010. Newark, New Jersey. November 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107152439/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0010.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 7 January 2015.
  8. News: Oradell Buys Train Station . November 5, 2020 . The Sunday News . November 27, 1966 . . 10. Newspapers.com.