Westfield station (NJ Transit)

Westfield
Westfield station in August 2014.
General information
LocationSouth Avenue (CR 610) and Summit Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey
Coordinates40°38′59″N 74°20′52″W / 40.6496°N 74.3477°W / 40.6496; -74.3477
Line(s)Raritan Valley Line
Distance18.5 miles (29.8 km) from Jersey City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJ Transit Bus: 59, 113
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone8[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1839[3]
Rebuilt1892 (westbound station)[4]
1913 (eastbound station)[4]
Passengers
20122,376 (average weekday)[5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Fanwood
toward High Bridge
 Raritan Valley Line Garwood
toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Central Railroad of New Jersey Following station
Netherwood
toward Scranton
 Main Line Cranford
toward Jersey City
Fanwood
toward Somerville
 Somerville – Jersey City
Local
 Garwood
toward Jersey City
Location
Map

Westfield is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States.

  1. ^ NJ Transit (2005). NJ Transit Rail Operations: Physical Characteristics. pp. 117–119, 142b, 173–182.
  2. ^ "Raritan Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Original Route of New Jersey Central Railroad Followed Old Post Road Between Plainfield, Elizabethport, Historian Says". The Plainfield Courier-News. December 31, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Westfielders' Opinions Vary on Purchasing CNJ Stations". The Courier-News. March 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved December 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.