Clifton | |||||||||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Clifton_main_line_station_-_October_2014.jpg) The right-of-way north of the former Clifton station in October 2014, now the site of a parking lot for a business. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Getty Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′24″N 74°08′57″W / 40.8901°N 74.1493°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Erie Railroad (1883–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1963) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Erie Railroad Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 main line | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 2135[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Closed | April 2, 1963[2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1952–February 1953[3] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ackerman's Lane[4] | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| September 5, 1889 | First depot caught fire[5] | ||||||||||
| November 12, 1899 | Second depot caught fire[6] | ||||||||||
| April 22, 1952 | Third depot caught fire[7] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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Clifton was a former train station for the Erie Railroad and Erie-Lackawanna Railroad in Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Located at the intersection of Getty Avenue and Clifton Avenue (County Route 611), the station served as part of the Main Line. The station consisted of tracks on an elevated line above Getty Avenue (since removed) with the 1952-built station depot on the side.[3] After the closure of Harrison Street station, the station to the southeast was Passaic and the next station to the northwest was the Lake View station in nearby Paterson.
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Erie-Lackawanna Pulls Up First Tracks, Bids Farewell". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. April 2, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Erie Railroad Station Dedicated". The Paterson Evening News. February 12, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott 1922, pp. 659–660.
- ^ "The Firebug Again". The Passaic Daily News. September 5, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clifton Depot Destroyed". The Passaic Daily News. November 13, 1899. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "End of the Line?". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. April 23, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
