Hillsdale is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey. Servicing trains on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line, the station is located at the intersection of Broadway (County Route 104) and Hillsdale Avenue (County Route 112). The next station to the north toward Spring Valley station is Woodcliff Lake and the next station to the south toward Hoboken Terminal is Westwood. The station contains one track while a single low-level side platform next to the station depot, resulting in no accessibility for handicapped persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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| Location | Broadway (CR 104) at Hillsdale Avenue (CR 112), Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey 07642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′09″N 74°02′27″W / 41.0024°N 74.0409°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Rockland Coaches: 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (permit required) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 781 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 4, 1870[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1981 | Station agency closed[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 398 (average weekday)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Hillsdale Station | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°0′9″N 74°2′28″W / 41.00250°N 74.04111°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Post & Camp | ||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Stick/Eastlake | ||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84002566[5] | ||||||||||||||||
| NJRHP No. | 537[6] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
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The opening of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to Hillsdale on March 4, 1870 resulted in the beginning of service. The station was one of two later operated by the Erie Railroad in Hillsdale, with the opening of the station at Hillsdale Manor in 1893.[7][8]
History
editThe original station house, built 1870 as the terminus and headquarters of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, The head house has been on the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 originally listed as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.[9][10] A large train yard once existed in the area of what is now Kings Super Markets.[citation needed]
Station layout
editThe station has one track and one low-level side platform.
Permit parking is operated by the Borough of Hillsdale. Four permit parking lots area available, with 170, 14, 15 and 69 spots, respectively. Permits may be obtained through the Borough of Hillsdale.
A dozen non-permit spaces are available for $5.00 per day, payable in a yellow collection box at the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Backus, Kathleen S. (March 21, 1957). "Removal of Historic Buildings Excites Interest in Borough". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 5. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brackett, Georgia (July 11, 1984). "Volunteers Resorting Elegance to Two Neglected Train Depots". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. C6. Retrieved March 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric (February 21, 2018). "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". 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. April 1, 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Bergen County". The Paterson Evening News. April 13, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Manor Section: 100 Years of Hillsdale History" (PDF). The Hillsdale, New Jersey Newsletter. Summer 1991. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Hillsdale". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
