Wesmont station (NJ Transit) explained

Wesmont
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Zone:4
Address:Highland Avenue & Johnson Drive, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Opened:May 15, 2016
Tracks:2
Passengers:188[1]
Pass Year:2018
Platforms:1 island platform
Coordinates:40.8553°N -74.0969°W
Accessible:yes
Parking:28 spaces (temporary)
215 spaces (planned)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Wesmont is a commuter rail station on the New Jersey Transit (NJT) Bergen County Line, located in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, positioned between Garfield and Rutherford stations and two stops away from Secaucus Junction. Wesmont opened on May 15, 2016, as part of the $400 million Wesmont Station development project, surrounding a former Curtiss-Wright aircraft engine factory. The station is the newest in the NJ Transit Rail Operations network. The station and tracks are located along Wood-Ridge's boundary with neighboring Wallington, although the platform can only be reached from the Wood-Ridge side. Wesmont is one of two rail stations in Wood-Ridge; the Pascack Valley Line serves the older Wood-Ridge station.

History

NJT announced plans for the station on June 11, 2008, with the overall re-development of the 70acres site expected to include over 700 housing units, 130000square feet of retail and office space, a middle school and a community center.[2] [3] Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, with the station originally due to open in 2011. However, PCB contamination of the land required extensive environmental cleanup, after previous work for asbestos removal.[4] [5]

The first residential apartments opened on February 14, 2012, and the train station had its official groundbreaking on March 11, 2014.[6] [7] [8] The station quietly opened on May 15, 2016, without a formal ceremony.[9]

The station cost $18 million to build, with $6 million from NJ Transit and $12 million from Somerset Development.[10] The station was built by Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc. of Maplewood, NJ and has a 216-space parking lot, but only a 28-space temporary lot was available at the station's opening. Pedestrian and cycle routes are being developed to improve station access from nearby residential areas.[11]

Station layout

The station has one high-level island platform connected to the street by a walkway over the northbound track.

See also

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 . 13 September 2022.
  2. NJ Transit . June 11, 2008 . Wood-Ridge to Gain New Train Station on Bergen County Line . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212857/http://njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2423 . May 22, 2009.
  3. Real Estate Weekly . June 11, 2008 . AvalonBay Communities joins team for Wesmont job.
  4. Web site: Regularly Scheduled Board of Directors' Meetings: Final Agenda . March 13, 2013 . 24 . NJ Transit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212548/http://njtransit.com/pdf/2013_03_13_BoardItems.pdf . March 12, 2014.
  5. News: The Wall Street Journal . Wotapka . Dawn . March 23, 2011 . Stalled Wood-Ridge Hub Tries to Get on Track.
  6. News: Wood-Ridge Newsletter . August 2013 . Wesmont Moves Ahead With Next Phase . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212109/http://njwoodridge.org/2013-2nd-Edition.pdf . March 12, 2014.
  7. AvalonatWesmont . Avalon at Wesmont . 169115970483388420 . February 13, 2012 . We're happy to announce that tomorrow, February 14th, all of our residents will start moving in!.
  8. News: The Record . March 12, 2014 . Wesmont Train Station breaks ground in Wood-Ridge . Susan Joy . Clark . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110721/http://www.northjersey.com/news/wesmont-train-station-breaks-ground-in-wood-ridge-1.737031?page=all . January 13, 2016.
  9. News: After 5 years of missed deadlines, Wesmont train station in Wood-Ridge opens . May 15, 2016 . The Record . Linda . 1Moss . Norman . Jim . May 15, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516101546/http://www.northjersey.com/news/after-5-years-of-missed-deadlines-wesmont-train-station-in-wood-ridge-opens-1.1588018 . May 16, 2016.
  10. News: NJ Transit to open Wesmont Station on Sunday . Progressive Railroading . May 12, 2016 . May 15, 2016.
  11. News: NJ Transit to open Wesmont station . Railway Gazette . May 15, 2016 . May 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623142701/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/nj-transit-to-open-wesmont-station.html . June 23, 2016.

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