Westfield

Westfield station in August 2014.

General information

Location

South Avenue (CR 610) & Summit Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey

Coordinates

40°38′59″N 74°20′52″W / 40.6496°N 74.3477°W

Line(s)

Raritan Valley Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

2

Connections

NJ Transit Bus: 59, 113

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

8^[1]

History

Opened

January 1, 1839^[2]

Rebuilt

1892 (westbound station)^[3]
1913 (eastbound station)^[3]

Passengers

2012

2,376 (average weekday)^[4]

Services

Preceding station	NJ Transit			Following station
Fanwood toward High Bridge		Raritan Valley Line		Garwood toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken

Former services

Preceding station	Central Railroad of New Jersey			Following station
Netherwood toward Scranton		Main Line		Cranford toward Jersey City
Fanwood toward Somerville		Somerville – Jersey City Local		Garwood toward Jersey City

Westfield is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States.

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms serving two tracks. The inbound platform is 623 feet (190 m) long while the outbound platform is 624 feet (190 m) long; both can accommodate seven cars.^[5]

The station consists of two buildings: the main building on the north (westbound platform) side of the track houses a non-profit group, the south (eastbound platform) side of the tracks houses the ticket office and waiting area and the platform has two ticket vending machines. The present north building was built in 1892, while the present south building was built in 1912 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). An access tunnel connects the two platforms and, like Cranford, there are historic photographs of Westfield displayed in the tunnel.^{[citation needed]}