Oradell station

Oradell is a grade-level commuter rail station for New Jersey Transit in the borough of Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Oradell Avenue (County Route 80) and Maple Avenue, the station serves trains on the Pascack Valley Line.

Oradell
Oradell station, south and east sides
General information
Location	400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey 07649
Coordinates	40°57′14″N 74°01′49″W / 40.9538°N 74.0302°W / 40.9538; -74.0302
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Connections	NJT Bus: 165 and 762 Rockland Coaches: 11 (all connections on Kinderkamack Road)
Construction
Parking	Yes (permit required)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	783 (Erie Railroad)^[1]
Fare zone	7^[2]
History
Opened	March 4, 1870; 153 years ago (1870-03-04)^[3]
Rebuilt	1890; 133 years ago (1890)^[4]^[5]
Passengers
2018	401 (average weekday)^[6]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Emerson toward Spring Valley Pascack Valley Line River Edge toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Emerson toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad New Milford toward Jersey City
Oradell Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Oradell station c. 1907–1912.
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Location	400 Maple Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°57′13″N 74°1′50″W / 40.95361°N 74.03056°W / 40.95361; -74.03056
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84002575^[7]
NJRHP No.	613^[8]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984
Designated NJRHP	March 17, 1984

History

Service in Oradell began on March 4, 1870, when the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad opened service from Anderson Street station in Hackensack to the station in Hillsdale. The station depot was rebuilt in 1890 when the station was part of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was part of the Erie Railroad. The borough of Oradell bought the station on November 23, 1966.^[9]

The station house has been listed in the state and federal registers of historic places since 1984 and is part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.^[8][10]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform. Three permit parking lots area available, with 117, 86 and 20 spots, respectively. Parking is operated by the Borough of Oradell.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. "Pascack Valley Line Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
3. "50th Anniversary Greetings". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. June 2, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. "Local and Personal". The Passaic Daily News. September 15, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
5. "Oradell's Dapper Station". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. April 11, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
6. Kiefer, Eric. "Here Are New Jersey Transit's Most, Least-Used Train Stations". patch.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
8. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
9. "Oradell Buys Train Station". The Sunday News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. November 27, 1966. p. 10. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
10. Oradell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey

External links

  Media related to Oradell (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Borough of Oradell
• Station and Station House from Oradell Avenue from Google Maps Street View