Arlington station (NJ Transit)

Arlington
The site of the former Arlington station as viewed near Garafola Place.
General information
LocationGarafola Place between Elm and Forest Streets, Kearny, New Jersey
Coordinates40°46′11″N 74°08′24″W / 40.7698°N 74.1401°W / 40.7698; -74.1401
Owned byNorfolk Southern
Line(s)
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code1701 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1873; 151 years ago (1873-01-01)[2]
ClosedSeptember 20, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-20)[3]
ElectrifiedN/A
Previous namesConrail, New Jersey Transit
Passengers
2002137[4]
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Rowe Street Boonton Line Hoboken
Terminus
North Newark Boonton Line
until April 26, 1986
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
West Arlington New York and Greenwood Lake Railway Jersey City
Terminus
Location
Map

Arlington is a former commuter railroad train station in the Arlington section of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey. Located on Garafola Place between the Forest and Elm Street intersections, the station served trains on NJ Transit's Boonton Line as well as the only remaining active station in Kearny until its closure. The station, which contained two low-level side platforms, operated trains between Hoboken Terminal and locations west to Dover and Hackettstown. The next station to the east was Hoboken while the station to the west was Rowe Street in Bloomfield.

Railroad service through the Arlington neighborhood began on January 1, 1873 with the introduction of the Montclair Railway between Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City to Monks in West Milford. The station was one of two in Kearny for the line, with the other one at West Arlington. This line became and the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad, operated by the Erie Railroad until October 17, 1960.[5] The line became part of the merged Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line in 1963. The service continued into NJ Transit, becoming the Boonton Line. Arlington station closed, along with Rowe Street and Benson Street station in Glen Ridge on September 20, 2002 in advance of the opening of the Montclair Connection.[3]

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Catlin 1873, p. 33.
  3. ^ a b "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit. August 27, 2002. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Jung, C. Rae (October 30, 2002). "Commuters Want Old Train Line Reinstated". The South Bergenite. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "New Board Opens Throttle Today on Erie-Lackawanna". The Elmira Star-Gazette. October 17, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon