Passaic station (NJ Transit)

Passaic
The Hoboken-bound platform at Passaic station in January 2015.
General information
LocationLackawanna Place at Barry Place, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates40°50′58″N 74°08′01″W / 40.8494°N 74.1337°W / 40.8494; -74.1337
Owned byNJ Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus: 190, 702
Construction
Parking108 spaces
Other information
Fare zone4[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1870 (freight service)[2]
December 14, 1870 (passenger service)[3]
RebuiltAugust 16, 1900–June 26, 1901[4][5]
Key dates
April 1958Station agent eliminated[6]
Passengers
2018617 (average weekday)[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Clifton
toward Suffern
Main Line Delawanna
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Clifton
toward Dover
Boonton Branch Delawanna
toward Hoboken
Location
Map

Passaic is a NJ Transit rail station served by Main Line trains in Passaic, New Jersey. The station is located in the Passaic Park section of Passaic at an intersection that links Passaic Avenue and Van Houten Avenue with Lackawanna Place. The Hoboken bound platform is located on the Passaic Avenue side of the station and the Suffern bound platform is located at the intersection of Van Houten Avenue and Lackawanna Place. Pedestrian access to both platforms is available on Passaic Avenue, but an underpass is also available to connect both sides.

  1. ^ "Main and Bergen County Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Arch, Brad (January 1982). "The Morris and Essex Railroad" (PDF). Journal of New Jersey Postal History Society. X (1): 4–8. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Lyon 1873, p. 55.
  4. ^ "Told in Just a Line or Two". The Passaic Daily News. August 17, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "To Open New Depot". The Passaic Daily News. June 25, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "DL&W Can Eliminate Passaic Agent, Must Keep Station". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. April 3, 1958. p. 30. Retrieved February 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.