Glen Ridge station
| Company type | New Jersey Transit rail station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Headquarters | Glen Ridge, New Jersey , United States |
Area served | Essex County, New Jersey |
| Products | Rail transport services |
Glen Ridge serves as a New Jersey Transit stop situated at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge, within Essex County. It lies along the Montclair–Boonton Line and provides transit options to Hoboken Terminal and New York Penn Station. The station connects to four termini: Bay Street (available on weekends), Montclair State University, Dover, and Hackettstown. The station building is positioned at street level on Ridgewood Avenue, while the platforms and tracks are located below ground level.
History
Rail service in Glen Ridge began in 1860 with a platform on the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad at Prospect Street (currently Ridgewood Avenue), initially named Ridgewood. Although the rails were installed eight years earlier, passenger service commenced in 1857 as a flag stop for a private business owner. A wooden depot was constructed at Ridgewood Avenue in 1872 and later replaced in 1887.
In 1912, the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad developed new platforms at Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, and Watsessing Avenue stations as part of a grade separation initiative. The Glen Ridge station was designed below street level and is recognized as a contributing element to both the Glen Ridge Historic District and the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.
Station layout
The station includes low-level side platforms; however, it does not comply with ADA accessibility standards.
In popular culture
The Glen Ridge train station was featured in the 2003 movie Mona Lisa Smile, starring Julia Roberts, and also appeared in Far From Heaven.