Ridgewood station

Ridgewood station

Company type	NJ Transit rail station
Industry	Transportation
Founded	1848
Headquarters	Ridgewood, New Jersey , United States
Products	Passenger rail services

Ridgewood is a railroad station managed by New Jersey Transit, situated in the village of Ridgewood, located within Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Serving as a key transfer hub, Ridgewood station includes two elevated platforms—one side platform and one island platform—which accommodate trains on both the Main Line and the Bergen County Line.

History

Rail service to Godwinville commenced on October 19, 1848, with the inauguration of the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad, linking the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad at Paterson to the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad at Suffern. Initial stations were constructed in 1856 and 1859. Under the ownership of Erie Railroad, construction of elaborate new station buildings at Ridgewood began in August 1915 and were completed by November 28, 1916.

The Erie Railroad erected Ridgewood station in 1916 as an elevated structure with grade separation. Since 1984, this facility has been recognized on both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places, and it is included within the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Up until the 1960s, Ridgewood accommodated travelers heading toward Binghamton and further destinations such as Chicago or Buffalo. Trains like the Erie Limited and Lake Cities provided service westbound to Chicago, while eastbound passengers arrived via the Atlantic Express. Following the merger of Erie with the Lackawanna Railroad, unnamed services connected to Binghamton for transfers to the Phoebe Snow. The termination of long-distance routes occurred with the discontinuation of the Phoebe Snow in 1966 and the Atlantic Express in 1965.

Between 2009 and 2011, Ridgewood station underwent extensive renovations to meet requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. These improvements involved installing high-level platforms, replacing Track 3’s side platform, removing Track 1’s side platform to construct an island platform serving Tracks 1 and 3, and adding ramps along with elevators to facilitate accessible movement between platforms and through the Franklin Avenue underpass.

Station layout

The facility consists of two platforms: a side platform designated for trains bound for Hoboken and an island platform serving northbound routes. The majority of platforms are elevated; however, one low-level platform remains out of service. Connectivity between platforms is provided via underpasses beneath the rail lines as well as a bridge over Franklin Avenue.

See also

• List of New Jersey Transit stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey

External links

• Franklin Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View