Waldwick | |||||||||||||||
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 Waldwick station from pedestrian bridge at south end. Original depot at right with the new railroad-oriented development on the left. | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | West Prospect Street at Hewson Avenue, Waldwick, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′44″N 74°07′23″W / 41.0122°N 74.1230°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 2319 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10[2] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1886[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 494 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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Waldwick Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||
 The Waldwick station depot, post-restoration, in April 2018. | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Hewson Avenue and Prospect Street, Waldwick, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°0′44″N 74°7′26″W / 41.01222°N 74.12389°W | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.08 ha) | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1886 | ||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78001742[5] | ||||||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 716[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | August 27, 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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Waldwick is a commuter rail station operated by New Jersey Transit in the borough of Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States located at the intersection of West Prospect Street and Hewson Avenue. It is served by the Main Line and the Bergen County Line; some trains of both originate and terminate at the station. The station has three tracks, the outer two of which are served by low-level side platforms, which are connect by a pedestrian bridge at their southern ends. As a result, the station is inaccessible for handicapped people as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[dubious – discuss] The multiple-track yard Waldwick Yard is located at the north end of the station. The historic Erie Railroad Signal Tower is between them.
This station did not open along with the rest of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad on October 19, 1848. The Erie Railroad, which took over that railroad, established a stop at Waldwick c. 1886 and a wooden station depot was built on the east side of the tracks. The historic original station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1978 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[7][8] The Waldwick Community Alliance[9] has leased the building for 25 years until 2034. After years of being in disrepair, it was restored and now houses the Waldwick Museum of Local History.
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form -- Waldwick Railroad Station". National Park Service. September 21, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78001742)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 2.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Karschner, Terry (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waldwick Railroad Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
- ^ "Waldwick Community Alliance website". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.