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Ridgewood station

This article is about the current rail hub in Ridgewood, Bergen County. For other uses, see Ridgewood Station.

Ridgewood
Ridgewood station in October 2014 from the Hoboken-bound platform.
General information
Coordinates40°58′51″N 74°07′14″W / 40.9807°N 74.1205°W / 40.9807; -74.1205
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Bus 163, 164, 175, 722, 746, 752
(all connections two blocks away at Van Neste Square; several of those routes have connections at the station on Godwin Avenue)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code2315 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Fare zone9[2]
History
OpenedOctober 19, 1848[3][4]
Rebuilt1859[5]
August 1915–November 28, 1916[6]
February 2009[7]–September 2011[8]
Previous namesGodwinville (1848–1866)[9]
Passengers
20181,705 (average weekday)[10]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Ho-Ho-Kus
toward Suffern
 Main Line Glen Rock–Main Line
toward Hoboken
Bergen County Line Glen Rock–Boro Hall
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Ho-Ho-Kus
toward Chicago
 Main Line Paterson
toward Jersey City
through to Main Line Main Line local stops Glen Rock
toward Jersey City
Terminus Bergen County Railroad Glen Rock-Bergen Line
toward Jersey City
Ridgewood Station
The former Ridgewood station prior to reconstruction.
LocationGarber Square, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Coordinates40°58′51″N 74°7′16″W / 40.98083°N 74.12111°W / 40.98083; -74.12111
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectDrinker, W.W.; Howard, Frank A.
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002582[11]
NJRHP No.647[12]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984
Location
Map

Ridgewood is a railroad station operated by New Jersey Transit in the village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. A major transfer station, Ridgewood has two high-level platforms (one side platform and one island platform) for the Main Line and Bergen County Line.

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Common Council". The New York Herald. October 17, 1848. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Ramapo and Paterson and Paterson and Hudson River Railroads". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 7, 1848. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Citizens Semi-Centennial Association 1916, p. 113.
  6. ^ Citizens Semi-Centennial Association 1916, p. 114.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference hlps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Moving the Needle: 2011 NJ Transit Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Jersey Transit. p. 12. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Van Valen 1900, p. 242.
  10. ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJRHP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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