Bloomfield station

Bloomfield
Bloomfield station facing downtown Bloomfield from the inbound platform.
General information
Location19 Lackawanna Plaza, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′34″N 74°12′00″W / 40.7928°N 74.2001°W / 40.7928; -74.2001
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code603 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone4
History
Opened1855[2]
Rebuilt1912[3]
ElectrifiedSeptember 3, 1930[4]
Passengers
20171,537 (average weekday)[5][6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge Montclair-Boonton Line Watsessing Avenue
Former services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Bay Street
Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Glen Ridge
toward Montclair
Montclair Branch Watsessing Avenue
toward Hoboken
Bloomfield Station
The original station building in circa 1908, prior to the 1912 track elevation
LocationWashington St. and Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°47′33″N 74°12′3″W / 40.79250°N 74.20083°W / 40.79250; -74.20083
Area2 acres (0.8 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectNies, Frank J.
Architectural styleProto-Modern
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002631[7]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Location
Map

Bloomfield is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey, located along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located in downtown Bloomfield, the second within the municipality, just west of Bloomfield Avenue. This is the second station within the township served on the line after Watsessing Avenue station.

  1. ^ List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Bloomfield Avenue Once a Toll Road and an Important Stagecoach Route". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. February 9, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved June 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference yanosey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "D.L.&W. Electric Train Hoboken to Montclair". The Madison Eagle. September 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.