Westwood station (NJ Transit) explained

Westwood
Style:NJ Transit
Style2:NJ Transit BOF
Coordinates:40.9908°N -74.0329°W
Other: NJT Bus: 165
Rockland Coaches: 11,84
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes (permit required)
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:451 (average weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2018
Opened:March 4, 1870[2]
Rebuilt:July[3]  - November 13, 1932[4]
Accessible:Yes
Code:787 (Erie Railroad)[5]
Owned:New Jersey Transit
Zone:9[6]
Years1:November 3, 1932
Events1:Original station depot razed[7]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mpassengers:
Embed:yes
Westwood Railroad Station
Added:January 28, 2020
Refnum:100003609
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
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Zoom:14

Westwood is an NJ Transit railroad station in Westwood, New Jersey. It is on the Pascack Valley Line and is located at Broadway and Westwood Avenue. The next station northbound, heading toward Spring Valley, New York, is Hillsdale. The next station southbound, headed for Hoboken Terminal, is Emerson. The station consists of one track, one low-level platform with a miniature high-level platform and a station depot maintained by the borough of Westwood. Westwood also maintains the parking lots, consisting of 226 parking spaces, six of which are accessible based on the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.

History

Westwood station opened on March 4, 1870 as part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, a 21miles long railroad from Pavonia Terminal to Hillsdale. The station lasted until 1932, when after 25 years of fighting between the Erie Railroad and of the borough of Westwood, a new station was built, opening on November 13. In 2020 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform. The platform is at Veteran's Memorial Park across from Broadway with its northern end at Washington Avenue and southern end at Jefferson Avenue. Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Westwood. Three permit parking lots area available, with 35, 67, 104 spots, respectively.

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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: Backus . Kathleen S. . Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough . December 25, 2018 . The Bergen Evening Record . March 21, 1957 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: New Station . December 25, 2018 . The Bergen Evening Record . July 2, 1932 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 16. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Officials Aid Westwood Dedicate New Erie Depot . December 25, 2018 . The Bergen Evening Record . November 14, 1932 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 2. 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. News: Station to be Opened Nov. 12 . January 6, 2020 . . November 4, 1932 . . 8. Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Weekly List 20200131. U.S. National Park Service. January 31, 2020. February 7, 2020.