Garfield station (NJ Transit)

Garfield
Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform.
General information
LocationMidland Avenue and Passaic Street,
Garfield, New Jersey 07026
Coordinates40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W / 40.8664; -74.1054
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758
Other information
Station code2113 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone4
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1881[2][3]
Key dates
June 18, 1973Station depot burns[4]
Passengers
2018175 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Plauderville
toward Suffern
Bergen County Line Wesmont
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Plauderville
toward Ridgewood
Bergen County Railroad Rutherford
Location
Map

Garfield is a New Jersey Transit train station served by the Bergen County Line in the city of Garfield. Located north of a trestle over Midland Avenue (County Route 67), the station consists of two low-level platforms with a shelter and a pair of ticket vending machines.

Garfield station has hourly weekday inbound service to Hoboken Terminal/Secaucus Junction until the afternoon, with the last train leaving Garfield before 4:00 pm. Return service continues all day, with the last train stopping at approximately 1:00 am. Weekend service operates on a more frequent basis inbound.

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "A Short History of Garfield". The Garfield Guardian. January 11, 1963. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Poor 1884, p. 167.
  4. ^ "Fire Demolishes Garfield RR Station". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.