Westwood
Looking east at station depot built by Erie Railroad
General information
Coordinates40°59′27″N 74°01′58″W / 40.9908°N 74.0329°W / 40.9908; -74.0329
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus: 165
Commuter Bus Rockland Coaches: 11, 14, 46, 84
Construction
ParkingYes (permit required)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code787 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone9[2]
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1870[3]
RebuiltJuly[4]–November 13, 1932[5]
Key dates
November 3, 1932Original station depot razed[6]
Passengers
2018451 (average weekday)[7]
Westwood Railroad Station
NRHP reference No.100003609
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2020
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Hillsdale
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Emerson
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Hillsdale
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Emerson
toward Jersey City

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 21-mile (34 km) 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Backus, Kathleen S. (March 21, 1957). "Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "New Station". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. July 2, 1932. p. 16. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Officials Aid Westwood Dedicate New Erie Depot". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. November 14, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Station to be Opened Nov. 12". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. November 4, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Kiefer, Eric. "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Weekly List 20200131". U.S. National Park Service. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

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