Passaic station (Erie Railroad)

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Passaic
Passaic station in December 1909.
General information
Location	Main Street and Jefferson Street, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′46″N 74°07′40″W / 40.8627°N 74.1277°W / 40.8627; -74.1277
Owned by	Paterson and Hudson River Railroad (May 28, 1832–September 10, 1852) Erie Railroad (September 10, 1852–October 17, 1960) Erie-Lackawanna Railway (October 17, 1960–April 2, 1963)
Line(s)	Erie Railroad Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 main line
Construction
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	2131[1]
History
Opened	May 28, 1832[2]
Closed	April 2, 1963[3]
Rebuilt	May 10, 1868[4] March 9, 1928[5] 1954–November 1954[6]
Previous names	Acquackanonk (May 28, 1832–1851)[7] Huyler's (1851–April 25, 1854)[4]
Key dates
December 22, 1926	1878 station depot burns[8]
April 1954	1928 station depot razed[9]
September 1972	1954 station depot razed[10]
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Paterson toward Chicago Main Line Rutherford toward Jersey City Harrison Street toward Ridgewood Main Line local stops Prospect Street toward Jersey City

Passaic station was a railway station for the Erie Railroad in downtown Passaic, New Jersey. The station sat in the center of Main Street at the corner of Madison Street. Though there were three other stations in the city—Prospect Street and Passaic Park to the east, and Harrison Street to the west—the simply named Passaic station was the primary station for the city, located at grade in the busiest section of its main business street.