Garfield station (NJ Transit)
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garfield station as seen in June 2011 facing northward from the inbound platform. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Midland Avenue and Passaic Street, Garfield, New Jersey 07026 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°51′59″N 74°06′19″W / 40.8664°N 74.1054°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Jersey Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | NJT Bus: 160, 161, 702, 707, 709, and 758 | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Station code | 2113 (Erie Railroad)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | October 1, 1881[2][3] | ||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||
| June 18, 1973 | Station depot burns[4] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 175 (average weekday)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
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.
History edit
Until somewhat recently, both stations in Garfield were relatively bare bones in structure. However, in 2011, Plauderville, the other station in Garfield, received a major upgrade by means of new high level handicap-accessible platforms.[6] Coupled with its much greater amount of parking in comparison to Garfield Station, it receives higher ridership.[6]
Station layout edit
The station has two tracks, each with a low-level side platform.
Parking is also very limited, as there are only bicycle racks on the Hoboken-bound platform and no street automobile parking. Pedestrian access is available via two staircases on Passaic Street, and at grade level on Somerset Street which runs near the end of the platforms.
Bibliography edit
- Poor, Henry Varnum (1884). Poor's Manual of Railroads. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: H.V. & H.W. Poor. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
References edit
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "A Short History of Garfield". The Garfield Guardian. January 11, 1963. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Poor 1884, p. 167.
- ^ "Fire Demolishes Garfield RR Station". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kiefer, Eric. "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ a b (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "Fire Hits Garfield Erie Depot". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 19, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rail Shelter Proposal Made". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. August 22, 1973. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Passaic Street station entrance (inbound platform stairs) from Bing Maps Streetside
- Midland Avenue station entrance (outbound platform stairs) via Google Street View