River Edge station explained

River Edge
Style:NJ Transit
Address:River Edge Road at Park Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey 07661
Coordinates:40.935°N -74.0299°W
Other: NJT Bus: 165 and 762
Rockland Coaches: 11
(all connections on Kinderkamack Road)
Levels:1
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes (permit required)
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:544 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:[2]
Electrified:No
Code:779 (Erie Railroad)[3]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:6[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

River Edge is a New Jersey Transit rail station on the Pascack Valley Line. The station is one of two rail stations in River Edge, New Jersey and is located at River Edge Road and Park Avenue, one block east of Kinderkamack Road (County Route 503) and three blocks west of River Road.

History

The original station caught fire on February 8, 1901, from a spark from a passing train. The station was rebuilt and reopened on September 22, 1902. The station was named by a committee of donors that helped to fund the building of the new station and voted to name it River Edge station.[5]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform, and has a heated waiting area for passengers. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of River Edge. For New Milford residents, there is a commuter lot provided by the Borough located nearly two blocks away in New Milford.

In popular culture

The station can be seen in a scene of the 2008 movie Be Kind Rewind.

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. News: Railway Extension . April 10, 2021 . The New York Times . March 6, 1870 . 8. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  4. 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.
  5. The historical information is provided by Kevin Wright KINDERGAN, ASHLEY. northjersey.com. HISTORIC RIVER EDGE STATION BACK IN USE. http://www.northjersey.com/2news/2transportation/46328177.html . Google's cache Jul 15, 2009 23:46:19 GMT